Wolcott, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wolcott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—91°55°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—92°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%0.01″85°56°-7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—90°54°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——96°56°+6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Wolcott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 81655
15-Day Forecast — Wolcott
- Sun88°57°2%
- Mon90°61°3%
- Tue91°55°25%
- Wed92°59°25%
- Thu85°56°20%
- Fri90°54°12%
- Sat96°56°5%
- Sun97°56°9%
- Mon100°60°16%
- Tue96°60°22%
- Wed101°58°32%
- Thu94°59°46%
- Fri96°56°52%
- Sat97°58°55%
- Sun90°59°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 — Wolcott
SPC includes Wolcott 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 Wolcott
- 81655