Valdez, Colorado Weather
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Valdez weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle—0.01″85°47°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°56°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers24%0.15″83°55°-5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——85°56°+2°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear10%—87°58°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——89°61°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——89°59°0°
Ozone at AQI 39 now. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
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
- 5:20 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Valdez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (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 4, 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 — Valdez
SPC has placed Valdez 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.