Valdez, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valdez weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°57°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle14%0.01″89°60°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle23%0.12″92°59°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%0.04″90°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle47%0.05″93°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle58%0.01″94°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.01″89°62°-5°
AQI 148 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 70 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Valdez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Valdez
- Sat87°57°6%
- Sun89°60°14%
- Mon92°59°23%
- Tue90°61°64%
- Wed93°62°47%
- Thu94°62°58%
- Fri89°62°46%
- Sat88°56°10%
- Sun90°57°4%
- Mon92°57°3%
- Tue96°58°11%
- Wed99°62°27%
- Thu103°66°29%
- Fri100°68°48%
- Sat101°65°52%
- Sun96°67°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 — Valdez
SPC includes Valdez 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 Valdez
- 81082