Fort Garland, Colorado Weather
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Fort Garland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——79°43°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast11%—81°50°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle44%0.03″79°55°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast15%—79°48°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle—0.01″80°52°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast14%—82°49°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle14%0.08″76°55°-6°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
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 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 4:17 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Fort Garland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (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 5, 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 — Fort Garland
SPC has placed Fort Garland 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.