Las Animas, Colorado Weather
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Las Animas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast10%—88°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——94°60°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——102°65°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——82°63°-20°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle15%—93°63°+11°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast19%—102°71°+9°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy32%—99°67°-3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 41 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 10.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 8:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Las Animas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Las Animas
- Mon88°57°10%
- Tue94°60°1%
- Wed102°65°1%
- Thu82°63°0%
- Fri93°63°15%
- Sat102°71°19%
- Sun99°67°32%
- Mon93°64°40%
- Tue94°66°40%
- Wed90°64°26%
- Thu101°69°23%
- Fri107°72°24%
- Sat102°74°26%
- Sun83°64°36%
- Mon91°64°39%
- Tue104°70°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 15, 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 — Las Animas
SPC has placed Las Animas in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Las Animas
- 81054