Pagosa Springs, Colorado Weather
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Pagosa Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——90°57°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——90°65°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——92°61°+2°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast10%—93°60°+1°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast13%—93°57°0°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——91°56°-2°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast13%—97°55°+6°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41.
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 51 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon exhales
Pagosa Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 81147
16-Day Forecast — Pagosa Springs
- Sun90°57°9%
- Mon90°65°2%
- Tue92°61°3%
- Wed93°60°10%
- Thu93°57°13%
- Fri91°56°7%
- Sat97°55°13%
- Sun90°58°17%
- Mon86°57°36%
- Tue87°53°43%
- Wed83°57°63%
- Thu82°54°63%
- Fri81°54°61%
- Sat87°55°65%
- Sun88°59°64%
- Mon87°55°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Pagosa Springs
SPC includes Pagosa Springs 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.
Sun & seasons in Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs sits in Archuleta County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 44m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 36m — a swing of +5h 8m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Denver, the state’s largest city, lies about 208 miles to the NNE. The nearest town Pagosa Springs tracks is Grand Junction, roughly 151 miles to the NNW.
Air quality in Pagosa Springs’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 32). See the full air-quality history for Pagosa Springs.
ZIP codes in Pagosa Springs
- 81147