Watkins, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——93°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—94°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain55%0.05″94°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—89°63°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—94°65°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——92°66°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 code: 80137
15-Day Forecast — Watkins
- Sun93°65°3%
- Mon95°67°11%
- Tue94°68°42%
- Wed94°62°55%
- Thu89°63°40%
- Fri94°65°14%
- Sat92°66°6%
- Sun96°67°3%
- Mon104°71°4%
- Tue101°72°16%
- Wed103°70°24%
- Thu99°69°50%
- Fri97°69°52%
- Sat101°69°45%
- Sun93°71°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 — Watkins
SPC includes Watkins 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 Watkins
- 80137