Sugar City, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sugar City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—94°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——99°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers29%—100°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—101°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy33%—101°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%0.02″99°66°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sugar City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81076
16-Day Forecast — Sugar City
- Sat89°65°9%
- Sun94°64°17%
- Mon99°64°5%
- Tue100°70°29%
- Wed101°72°33%
- Thu101°69°33%
- Fri99°66°24%
- Sat94°66°10%
- Sun100°71°3%
- Mon99°74°4%
- Tue97°71°13%
- Wed100°72°27%
- Thu100°74°29%
- Fri99°69°30%
- Sat94°69°32%
- Sun90°67°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Sugar City
SPC has placed Sugar City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Sugar City
- 81076