Rico, Colorado Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——73°55°—
- SundayJun 14Light Drizzle44%0.02″71°52°-2°
- MondayJun 15Overcast11%—75°45°+4°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°46°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——79°48°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear12%—79°49°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast23%—78°50°-1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:04 AM
- Moonset
- 6:27 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
The dry breath stills
Rico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Rico
- Sat75°53°4%
- Sun71°52°44%
- Mon75°45°11%
- Tue77°46°1%
- Wed79°48°0%
- Thu79°49°12%
- Fri78°50°23%
- Sat76°48°12%
- Sun75°45°2%
- Mon76°45°3%
- Tue81°46°8%
- Wed81°47°23%
- Thu83°47°20%
- Fri77°50°19%
- Sat85°49°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Rico
SPC has placed Rico in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rico
- 81332