Franktown, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franktown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—92°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast54%—92°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers71%0.05″93°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle55%0.01″89°59°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—92°59°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——92°60°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Franktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 80116
15-Day Forecast — Franktown
- Sun90°58°5%
- Mon92°61°11%
- Tue92°62°54%
- Wed93°59°71%
- Thu89°59°55%
- Fri92°59°25%
- Sat92°60°5%
- Sun93°63°3%
- Mon102°65°6%
- Tue101°65°21%
- Wed103°63°26%
- Thu98°63°50%
- Fri96°61°52%
- Sat100°64°45%
- Sun92°64°46%
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 — Franktown
SPC includes Franktown 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 Franktown
- 80116