Westcliffe, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westcliffe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°52°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%0.02″86°53°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain87%0.23″87°57°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle61%—88°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle46%0.04″85°51°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—84°52°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——89°55°+5°
AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 91.0 µg/m³ (AQI 176) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 91.0 µg/m³ (AQI 176) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 36 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 36
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Westcliffe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81252
15-Day Forecast — Westcliffe
- Sun83°52°4%
- Mon86°53°14%
- Tue87°57°87%
- Wed88°56°61%
- Thu85°51°46%
- Fri84°52°30%
- Sat89°55°8%
- Sun87°53°6%
- Mon94°58°11%
- Tue93°59°22%
- Wed93°60°33%
- Thu93°58°47%
- Fri86°56°48%
- Sat90°56°71%
- Sun88°60°71%
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 — Westcliffe
SPC includes Westcliffe 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 Westcliffe
- 81252