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La Veta, Colorado Weather

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

La Veta, CO
Friday, June 5 at 7:13 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
La Veta, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Veta, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
La Veta, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°58°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    0.06″
    81°55°-2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    82°55°+1°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    84°56°+2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.03″
    84°59°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    86°67°+2°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    0.06″
    67°52°-19°
La Veta, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 76°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 76° from the ssw.
La Veta, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
782.6
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 23.11 inHg
Now
782.6
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 782792
775780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW791.6782.4784.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
La Veta, CO
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
La Veta, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.9mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
07:13 UTC ·La Veta, 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
07:13 UTC ·La Veta, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
La Veta, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Veta, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Veta, CO
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
La Veta, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
La Veta, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

insect
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Veta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — La Veta

SPC has placed La Veta 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 La Veta

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.