Golden, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle73%0.05″93°71°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle71%0.01″93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%0.02″90°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—95°68°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——94°70°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 52 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 80401, 80403, 80419
15-Day Forecast — Golden
- Sun93°64°2%
- Mon97°70°5%
- Tue93°71°73%
- Wed93°69°71%
- Thu90°67°46%
- Fri95°68°25%
- Sat94°70°5%
- Sun97°71°5%
- Mon103°73°12%
- Tue99°76°29%
- Wed97°74°30%
- Thu99°66°52%
- Fri95°70°52%
- Sat97°72°48%
- Sun93°73°61%
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 — Golden
SPC includes Golden 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 Golden
- 80401
- 80403
- 80419