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Smeltertown, Colorado Weather

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

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

Smeltertown, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:46 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
32%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Sunset
2:31 PM
Smeltertown, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmeltertown, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 88°
Smeltertown, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    90°58°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    0.01″
    91°54°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    39%
    92°53°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    90°50°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    88°50°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    95°51°+7°
Smeltertown, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · backing 57°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 34 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 272SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Smeltertown, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
789.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 23.31 inHg
Now
789.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 785793
780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW793.3784.9789.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smeltertown, CO
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
-39 in 6h

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 21.2 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
21.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 21.2 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smeltertown, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
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
07:46 UTC · Smeltertown, 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
07:46 UTC · Smeltertown, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smeltertown, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smeltertown, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smeltertown, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
2:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smeltertown, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smeltertown, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smeltertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Smeltertown

  1. Sun88°56°5%
  2. Mon90°58°14%
  3. Tue91°54°80%
  4. Wed92°53°39%
  5. Thu90°50°38%
  6. Fri88°50°22%
  7. Sat95°51°6%
  8. Sun94°53°6%
  9. Mon100°53°8%
  10. Tue95°56°21%
  11. Wed96°55°33%
  12. Thu94°58°55%
  13. Fri92°56°55%
  14. Sat96°57°73%
  15. Sun94°59°74%

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 — Smeltertown

SPC includes Smeltertown 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 Smeltertown

  • 81201

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.