Sterling Ranch, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterling Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast58%—95°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle72%0.03″95°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast57%—94°61°-1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear26%—97°61°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——101°61°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 97 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sterling Ranch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sterling Ranch
- Sun94°63°2%
- Mon96°66°3%
- Tue95°66°58%
- Wed95°62°72%
- Thu94°61°57%
- Fri97°61°26%
- Sat101°61°4%
- Sun104°66°1%
- Mon107°66°7%
- Tue106°66°18%
- Wed105°66°26%
- Thu107°69°44%
- Fri104°68°47%
- Sat99°67°48%
- Sun103°65°35%
- Mon97°67°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 — Sterling Ranch
SPC includes Sterling Ranch 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 Sterling Ranch
- 80125