Vail, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vail weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——82°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°60°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast48%—85°51°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—86°53°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—80°52°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—84°49°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——91°52°+7°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 35 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81657
15-Day Forecast — Vail
- Sun82°56°2%
- Mon84°60°5%
- Tue85°51°48%
- Wed86°53°36%
- Thu80°52°33%
- Fri84°49°14%
- Sat91°52°4%
- Sun91°51°7%
- Mon96°54°19%
- Tue95°56°25%
- Wed95°54°36%
- Thu88°54°46%
- Fri91°53°52%
- Sat94°55°55%
- Sun87°55°55%
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 — Vail
SPC includes Vail 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 Vail
- 81657