Nucla, Colorado Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nucla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——89°59°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°58°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——90°64°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——85°58°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——87°57°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——90°56°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle—0.14″74°58°-16°
Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
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
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 4:28 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Nucla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of June 5, 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.