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Trinidad, Colorado Weather

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

Trinidad, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 2:39 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
50%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Sunset
2:21 PM
Trinidad, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTrinidad, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 92°
Trinidad, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    —
    92°63°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    15%
    —
    93°65°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    55%
    0.23″
    94°62°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    49%
    —
    94°64°0°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    —
    95°61°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    39%
    —
    90°62°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    —
    —
    96°62°+6°
Trinidad, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 67°high 92°low 63°PRECIP %
Trinidad, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · backing 133°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3418SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 133° from the e.
Trinidad, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
821.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 24.26 inHg
Now
821.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815–825
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW824.6814.5821.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Trinidad, CO
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
↓-64 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 64 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Trinidad, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
78.9mi
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
08:39 UTC · Trinidad, 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
08:39 UTC · Trinidad, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Trinidad, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Trinidad, CO
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Trinidad, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
2:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Trinidad, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Trinidad, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Trinidad at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81082

15-Day Forecast — Trinidad

  1. Sun92°63°11%
  2. Mon93°65°15%
  3. Tue94°62°55%
  4. Wed94°64°49%
  5. Thu95°61°56%
  6. Fri90°62°39%
  7. Sat96°62°9%
  8. Sun91°64°3%
  9. Mon100°65°4%
  10. Tue103°68°12%
  11. Wed101°71°17%
  12. Thu99°65°25%
  13. Fri94°63°34%
  14. Sat95°65°44%
  15. Sun98°66°50%

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 — Trinidad

SPC includes Trinidad 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.

January 1–5: Desert awakens in still light.January 6–10: Moisture lingers beneath the crust.January 11–15: First warmth breaks the shallow freeze.January 16–20: Quail begin their territorial chorus.January 21–25: Buds swell beneath the hard sun.January 26–31: Winter reaches its brightest point.February 1–5: Gold floods the bajada.February 6–10: Wildflower bloom spreads upslope.February 11–15: Hummingbirds stake territory claims.February 16–20: Sonoran wildflowers reach peak diversity.February 21–25: Rain clouds gather on the horizon.February 26–28: Late winter warmth intensifies.March 1–5: Green reaches from the roots upward.March 6–10: Desert creatures wake fully from dormancy.March 11–15: Saguaro flowers crown the desert.March 16–20: Caterpillars turn to wings.March 21–25: Equinox ignites the blooms.March 26–31: Saguaro crowns with flowers.April 1–5: Pre-monsoon heat begins.April 6–10: Brittlebush carpets the desert floor.April 11–15: Heat dome settles in hard.April 16–20: Saguaro fruit splits open red.April 21–25: Monsoon moisture approaches.April 26–30: Last frost recedes to memory.May 1–5: Monsoon signal fires light skies.May 6–10: First haboobs roll across.May 11–15: Heat reaches extremes daily.May 16–20: Saguaro crowns open white.May 21–25: Summer arrives in dust and lightning.May 26–31: Voices rise in monsoon dark.June 1–5: Heat hardens the dust.June 6–10: Monsoon shadows gather.June 11–15: The dry breath stills.June 16–20: The first anvil tops.June 21–25: Haboob rises from the basin.June 26–30: Monsoon doors creak open.July 1–5: The monsoon settles in.July 6–10: Verdant eruption.July 11–15: The lightning oracle speaks.July 16–20: Young raptors claim the thermal.July 21–25: Humidity weight.July 26–31: Storm chambers fruit.August 1–5: The monsoon exhales.August 6–10: The long drought renews.August 11–15: Currents turn cool and distant.August 16–20: Cicada chorus deepens.August 21–25: Monsoon's final breath.August 26–31: Heat begins to relent.September 1–5: Harvest moon over stone.September 6–10: Dew returns to the flats.September 11–15: Raptors ride the thermals.September 16–20: Equinox evening shadow.September 21–25: Thunder finally silent.September 26–30: Insects burrow deep.October 1–5: Desert dries to deep gold.October 6–10: Sandhill cranes return.October 11–15: Brittle beauty blooms.October 16–20: Frost paints stones white.October 21–25: First killing frost falls.October 26–31: Winter rains whisper in.November 1–5: Mesquite leaves turn gold.November 6–10: Ocotillo stands sentinel.November 11–15: First frost traces ridges.November 16–20: Saguaro stands naked.November 21–25: Pacific storms break the drought.November 26–30: North wind strips the way.December 1–5: Desert deepens into winter.December 6–10: True winter arrives.December 11–15: The shortest day looms.December 16–20: Solstice stillness settles.December 21–25: The sun turns north.December 26–31: Year's end in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

The monsoon settles in

Afternoon thunderstorms now daily ritual. Rains transform the desert green within 72 hours. Dust clears; air smells alive. Microburst winds flatten entire sections of mesquite.

Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

The year in Trinidad tops out in July (~74°F) and dips lowest in December (~35°F), with July wettest at 2.6 inches and February driest at 0.5 inches.

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January36°0.5″2
February38°0.5″2
March45°1.1″3
April52°1.4″3
May61°1.5″4
June70°1.3″4
July74°2.6″6
August72°2.3″6
September66°1.3″3
October55°1.2″3
November43°0.6″2
December35°0.5″2

Regional context

Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Trinidad's January averages 36°F and July 74°F — 39°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 14.9 inches over some 39 days.

Summer convection drives Trinidad's precipitation: July logs 2.6 inches on 6.0 rainy days, against February's 0.5 inches on 1.7 — warm-season storms carry Trinidad's moisture. It is a warm-season-wet pattern Trinidad shares with places like Jansen, CO, Starkville, CO and El Moro, CO.

Trinidad's growing window opens around mid-April, once Trinidad's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Trinidad wait about two weeks past Trinidad's last frost, once the soil warms. Around mid-November, freezing nights resume in Trinidad and tender crops must come in. Within Trinidad, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Trinidad's local frost dates.

Similar climates: Jansen, CO, Starkville, CO, El Moro, CO, Cokedale, CO, Hoehne, CO.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Trinidad?
In Trinidad, expect the last spring frost near mid-April; Trinidad's first autumn frost comes around mid-November.
What is the rainy season in Trinidad?
Trinidad sees its heaviest rain in July (around 2.6 inches), part of roughly 15 inches a year.
What is the warmest month in Trinidad?
Trinidad peaks in July, when the mean runs near 74°F.
What is the coldest month in Trinidad?
December is Trinidad's coldest month, averaging about 35°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Trinidad?
In Trinidad, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-April; Trinidad's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
How many rainy days does Trinidad get?
Trinidad averages about 39 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is Trinidad?
Because Trinidad bottoms near 35°F in December, that winter low sets Trinidad's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
What is the 10-day forecast for Trinidad?
Trinidad's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Trinidad?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Trinidad in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Trinidad?
Current conditions for Trinidad and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Trinidad forecast updated?
The Trinidad forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Trinidad?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Trinidad are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Trinidad?
The next few days in Trinidad's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Set in a hot desert zone, Trinidad, Colorado swings from 36°F in the heart of winter to 74°F at midsummer — a 38°F arc.

Rain and snow bring Trinidad roughly 15 inches a year across approximately 39 measurable-precipitation days.

Trinidad's 38°F range, set by its 37.2°N position, drives frost timing and what thrives in Trinidad.

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ZIP codes in Trinidad

  • 81082

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.