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Walden, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Walden, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:38 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
32%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
2:39 PM
Walden, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalden, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 44°H 82°
Walden, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°44°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°51°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    37%
    86°47°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    39%
    87°44°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    83°44°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    87°41°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    89°41°+2°
Walden, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · steady
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walden, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
755.4
-4.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.31 inHg
Now
755.4
mb
3h
-4.5
mb
12h
-10.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 753767
745750755760765770775-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW767.1753.1755.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Walden, CO
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-30 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Walden, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Walden, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Walden, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walden, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walden, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walden, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
2:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walden, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walden, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80480

15-Day Forecast — Walden

  1. Sun82°44°1%
  2. Mon84°51°4%
  3. Tue86°47°37%
  4. Wed87°44°39%
  5. Thu83°44°27%
  6. Fri87°41°3%
  7. Sat89°41°1%
  8. Sun94°40°8%
  9. Mon92°48°10%
  10. Tue91°45°20%
  11. Wed91°46°29%
  12. Thu89°45°43%
  13. Fri92°44°45%
  14. Sat95°45°45%
  15. Sun87°51°42%

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 — Walden

SPC includes Walden 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 Walden

  • 80480

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.