Sanford, Colorado Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——89°51°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast12%—87°52°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——85°50°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——85°54°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——86°46°+1°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy——87°47°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast——84°46°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:16 AM
- Moonset
- 10:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Wed89°51°7%
- Thu87°52°12%
- Fri85°50°9%
- Sat85°54°9%
- Sun86°46°0%
- Mon87°47°4%
- Tue84°46°9%
- Wed84°47°6%
- Thu90°50°10%
- Fri89°51°8%
- Sat81°52°14%
- Sun86°47°13%
- Mon85°51°28%
- Tue85°48°29%
- Wed91°52°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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.
ZIP codes in Sanford
- 81151