Milliken, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milliken weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——97°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——100°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast34%—100°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle57%—97°63°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—100°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—97°60°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°60°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 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 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
Milliken at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80543
15-Day Forecast — Milliken
- Sun97°58°3%
- Mon100°61°3%
- Tue100°65°34%
- Wed97°63°57%
- Thu100°59°53%
- Fri97°60°16%
- Sat100°60°3%
- Sun103°64°1%
- Mon110°62°4%
- Tue106°70°10%
- Wed112°67°24%
- Thu105°66°30%
- Fri102°65°38%
- Sat106°63°39%
- Sun94°68°39%
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 — Milliken
SPC includes Milliken 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 Milliken
- 80543
- 80651
- 80534