Yampa, Colorado Weather
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Yampa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——76°48°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——69°45°-7°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——71°44°+2°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°48°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——80°52°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——78°44°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast20%—83°48°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.54 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.54
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:51 AM
- Moonset
- 6:30 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Yampa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Yampa
- Sat76°48°1%
- Sun69°45°1%
- Mon71°44°2%
- Tue78°48°0%
- Wed80°52°0%
- Thu78°44°3%
- Fri83°48°20%
- Sat80°51°29%
- Sun82°48°21%
- Mon81°47°12%
- Tue86°48°3%
- Wed87°52°6%
- Thu87°53°12%
- Fri87°49°13%
- Sat91°55°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 13, 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 — Yampa
SPC has placed Yampa in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Yampa
- 80483