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Trail Side, Colorado Weather

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

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

Trail Side, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Sunset
2:28 PM
Trail Side, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTrail Side, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 93°
Trail Side, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    91°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    93°61°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    17%
    97°62°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    45%
    101°69°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    50%
    0.59″
    94°63°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    55%
    98°64°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    96°62°-2°
Trail Side, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · veering 31°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the se.
Trail Side, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
867.3
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.61 inHg
Now
867.3
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866873
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW872.9865.8867.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Trail Side, CO
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
+33 in 6h

AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Trail Side, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.5mi
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
03:17 UTC · Trail Side, 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
03:17 UTC · Trail Side, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Trail Side, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Trail Side, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Trail Side, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
2:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Trail Side, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Trail Side, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Trail Side at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Trail Side

  1. Sat91°61°17%
  2. Sun93°61°2%
  3. Mon97°62°17%
  4. Tue101°69°45%
  5. Wed94°63°50%
  6. Thu98°64°55%
  7. Fri96°62°16%
  8. Sat94°61°8%
  9. Sun97°69°3%
  10. Mon106°69°3%
  11. Tue106°69°10%
  12. Wed112°73°28%
  13. Thu109°76°29%
  14. Fri107°70°37%
  15. Sat104°71°39%
  16. Sun93°70°45%

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 — Trail Side

SPC has placed Trail Side in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Trail Side

  • 80701

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.