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Broomfield, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Broomfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Broomfield, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 6:17 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
48%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Sunset
2:32 PM
Broomfield, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBroomfield, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 95°
Broomfield, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°58°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°64°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.04″
    96°67°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    63%
    0.16″
    97°65°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    95°64°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    98°61°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    103°64°+5°
Broomfield, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 79°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Broomfield, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
836.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 24.69 inHg
Now
836.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 836844
830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW843.9836.0836.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Broomfield, CO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Broomfield, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.9mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:17 UTC · Broomfield, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:17 UTC · Broomfield, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Broomfield, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Broomfield, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Broomfield, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
2:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Broomfield, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Broomfield, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Broomfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 80020, 80021, 80023

16-Day Forecast — Broomfield

  1. Sun95°58°0%
  2. Mon98°64°4%
  3. Tue96°67°39%
  4. Wed97°65°63%
  5. Thu95°64°47%
  6. Fri98°61°21%
  7. Sat103°64°3%
  8. Sun106°70°2%
  9. Mon110°73°6%
  10. Tue107°69°13%
  11. Wed108°67°24%
  12. Thu109°74°44%
  13. Fri108°70°45%
  14. Sat95°70°44%
  15. Sun101°69°55%
  16. Mon98°74°55%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Broomfield

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Broomfield

SPC includes Broomfield in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • 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.

ZIP codes in Broomfield

  • 80023
  • 80021
  • 80020
  • 80516
  • 80038

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.