Burlington, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—96°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%0.01″100°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm46%0.26″96°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle55%0.08″95°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—94°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy19%—95°67°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80807
15-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Sun92°59°4%
- Mon96°64°10%
- Tue100°70°46%
- Wed96°65°46%
- Thu95°66°55%
- Fri94°65°47%
- Sat95°67°19%
- Sun96°69°3%
- Mon103°71°3%
- Tue107°74°8%
- Wed107°73°14%
- Thu103°75°21%
- Fri94°73°25%
- Sat99°68°26%
- Sun104°74°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Burlington
SPC includes Burlington 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 Burlington
- 80807