Stratton, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stratton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—97°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle58%—100°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%1.2″97°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers65%1.1″92°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—92°65°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—92°70°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 42 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stratton 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: 80836
15-Day Forecast — Stratton
- Sun94°60°3%
- Mon97°68°11%
- Tue100°71°58%
- Wed97°65°58%
- Thu92°65°65%
- Fri92°65°47%
- Sat92°70°17%
- Sun94°69°2%
- Mon101°72°3%
- Tue104°75°7%
- Wed105°74°15%
- Thu101°76°21%
- Fri93°73°25%
- Sat97°69°26%
- Sun102°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 — Stratton
SPC includes Stratton 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 Stratton
- 80836