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Simla, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Simla, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:37 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
50%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:25 PM
Simla, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSimla, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 88°
Simla, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    88°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    91°62°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    32%
    92°65°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    92°61°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    91°63°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.04″
    92°64°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    91°69°-1°
Simla, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 91°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 11 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2516SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Simla, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
819.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 24.21 inHg
Now
819.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 816826
810815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW826.1815.9819.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Simla, CO
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-33 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Simla, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
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
07:37 UTC · Simla, 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
07:37 UTC · Simla, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Simla, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Simla, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Simla, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
2:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Simla, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Simla, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Simla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80835

15-Day Forecast — Simla

  1. Sun87°57°11%
  2. Mon91°62°10%
  3. Tue92°65°32%
  4. Wed92°61°58%
  5. Thu91°63°66%
  6. Fri92°64°33%
  7. Sat91°69°9%
  8. Sun91°65°2%
  9. Mon98°67°4%
  10. Tue100°70°13%
  11. Wed101°71°21%
  12. Thu96°65°42%
  13. Fri93°66°45%
  14. Sat94°66°38%
  15. Sun92°69°42%

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 — Simla

SPC includes Simla 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 Simla

  • 80835

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.