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Silverton, Colorado Weather

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Silverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Silverton, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:41 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
12%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Sunset
2:36 PM
Silverton, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSilverton, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 76°
Silverton, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°51°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.08″
    74°52°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    74°50°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    79°51°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    77°49°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    75°50°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    13%
    85°51°+10°
Silverton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · backing 38°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Silverton, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
727.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 21.47 inHg
Now
727.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 724734
720725730735740-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW734.2724.0727.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Silverton, CO
Air quality
159
AQI
Unhealthy
-6 in 6h

AQI 159 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 86.4 µg/m³ (AQI 173) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy
86.4μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
88μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
38μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 86.4 µg/m³ (AQI 173) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Silverton, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:41 UTC · Silverton, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:41 UTC · Silverton, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Silverton, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Silverton, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Silverton, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
2:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Silverton, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Silverton, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81433

15-Day Forecast — Silverton

  1. Sun75°52°1%
  2. Mon74°52°39%
  3. Tue74°50°57%
  4. Wed79°51°20%
  5. Thu77°49°12%
  6. Fri75°50°7%
  7. Sat85°51°13%
  8. Sun85°52°22%
  9. Mon89°52°31%
  10. Tue85°54°39%
  11. Wed85°53°42%
  12. Thu87°56°49%
  13. Fri88°54°62%
  14. Sat85°52°65%
  15. Sun84°54°65%

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 — Silverton

SPC includes Silverton 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 Silverton

  • 81433

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.