Sunshine, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunshine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——83°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—87°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast75%—88°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle71%0.02″88°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%0.01″85°56°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—87°59°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——90°60°+3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 54 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sunshine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Sunshine
- Sun83°61°2%
- Mon87°65°11%
- Tue88°61°75%
- Wed88°56°71%
- Thu85°56°48%
- Fri87°59°26%
- Sat90°60°4%
- Sun92°60°4%
- Mon97°65°10%
- Tue92°66°28%
- Wed93°65°33%
- Thu91°57°55%
- Fri91°62°52%
- Sat93°62°59%
- Sun86°60°72%
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 — Sunshine
SPC includes Sunshine 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 Sunshine
- 80302