Steamboat Springs, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steamboat Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle30%—91°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—92°55°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—89°51°-3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——91°52°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——97°53°+6°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.60 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.60
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Steamboat Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80487
15-Day Forecast — Steamboat Springs
- Sun88°63°0%
- Mon89°59°3%
- Tue91°55°30%
- Wed92°55°27%
- Thu89°51°11%
- Fri91°52°2%
- Sat97°53°1%
- Sun99°54°6%
- Mon102°58°14%
- Tue101°58°15%
- Wed96°56°37%
- Thu96°58°58%
- Fri94°58°61%
- Sat101°57°45%
- Sun96°59°26%
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 — Steamboat Springs
SPC includes Steamboat Springs 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 Steamboat Springs
- 80487