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Alma, Colorado Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alma, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 7:24 PM
63
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
19%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Alma, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlma, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 42 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 64°
Alma, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    65°39°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    67°42°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    70°44°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    15%
    65°42°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    68°40°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    12%
    70°44°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    0.14″
    65°44°-5°
Alma, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 129°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 46 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 129° from the nw.
Alma, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
696.1
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 20.56 inHg
Now
696.1
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 690698
685690695700705-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW697.5690.3694.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alma, CO
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 78 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
10.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 75
Alma, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
157.2mi
UNLIMITED
175 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:24 UTC ·Alma, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:24 UTC ·Alma, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Alma, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alma, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alma, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Alma, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
3:11 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Alma, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Alma

SPC has placed Alma in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Alma

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.