Ward, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ward weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——74°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—77°58°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle81%—79°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle72%0.01″79°49°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle53%0.03″76°50°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—79°52°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——81°55°+2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80481
15-Day Forecast — Ward
- Sun74°53°3%
- Mon77°58°17%
- Tue79°55°81%
- Wed79°49°72%
- Thu76°50°53%
- Fri79°52°27%
- Sat81°55°4%
- Sun83°53°5%
- Mon87°59°12%
- Tue84°57°32%
- Wed86°58°40%
- Thu81°52°55%
- Fri81°56°52%
- Sat84°56°59%
- Sun78°54°72%
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 — Ward
SPC includes Ward 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 Ward
- 80466
- 80481