Sawpit, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sawpit weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°59°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle42%0.02″81°58°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—85°59°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——88°58°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——85°57°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy12%—93°60°+8°
AQI 90 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 40.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 41.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 40.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 41.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sawpit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Sawpit
- Sun86°59°0%
- Mon81°58°42%
- Tue85°59°32%
- Wed88°60°9%
- Thu88°58°8%
- Fri85°57°4%
- Sat93°60°12%
- Sun92°60°22%
- Mon95°61°28%
- Tue97°59°35%
- Wed97°60°34%
- Thu96°61°36%
- Fri95°57°42%
- Sat95°58°62%
- Sun95°59°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sawpit
SPC includes Sawpit in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sawpit
- 81430