Two Buttes, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Two Buttes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——97°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle21%—98°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—98°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle60%0.02″102°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%—99°69°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear18%—100°71°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
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 63 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61), ratio 0.69 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Two Buttes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81084
16-Day Forecast — Two Buttes
- Sun95°63°3%
- Mon97°64°3%
- Tue98°69°21%
- Wed98°72°30%
- Thu102°68°60%
- Fri99°69°60%
- Sat100°71°18%
- Sun101°75°3%
- Mon102°76°2%
- Tue104°77°5%
- Wed110°83°8%
- Thu109°71°24%
- Fri99°71°28%
- Sat99°73°33%
- Sun97°74°29%
- Mon98°75°23%
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 — Two Buttes
SPC includes Two Buttes 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 Two Buttes
- 81084