Walsenburg, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walsenburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—89°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers54%0.06″95°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—93°62°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle51%0.01″92°59°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—93°60°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——95°63°+2°
AQI 110 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 40.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 46.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 40.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 46.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Walsenburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81089
15-Day Forecast — Walsenburg
- Sun89°59°10%
- Mon92°63°4%
- Tue95°64°54%
- Wed93°62°51%
- Thu92°59°51%
- Fri93°60°29%
- Sat95°63°8%
- Sun91°62°2%
- Mon100°62°4%
- Tue100°70°10%
- Wed100°70°21%
- Thu98°63°44%
- Fri93°64°45%
- Sat95°66°54%
- Sun97°67°61%
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 — Walsenburg
SPC includes Walsenburg 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 Walsenburg
- 81089