Fort Lupton, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Lupton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——101°62°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers34%0.09″99°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast60%—97°61°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle41%0.01″98°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—97°60°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——98°59°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 56 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Fort Lupton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 code: 80621
15-Day Forecast — Fort Lupton
- Sun97°56°3%
- Mon101°62°9%
- Tue99°63°34%
- Wed97°61°60%
- Thu98°60°41%
- Fri97°60°14%
- Sat98°59°5%
- Sun101°67°3%
- Mon109°64°5%
- Tue105°70°16%
- Wed108°64°24%
- Thu105°64°44%
- Fri103°63°45%
- Sat106°63°44%
- Sun96°66°55%
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 — Fort Lupton
SPC includes Fort Lupton 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 Fort Lupton
- 80621