Wellington, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wellington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—89°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°57°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°61°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%0.01″91°63°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain64%0.15″93°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—100°59°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—92°59°-8°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Wellington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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: 80549
16-Day Forecast — Wellington
- Sat89°57°14%
- Sun94°57°2%
- Mon98°61°6%
- Tue91°63°42%
- Wed93°59°64%
- Thu100°59°40%
- Fri92°59°13%
- Sat95°55°4%
- Sun100°60°2%
- Mon108°60°7%
- Tue105°68°15%
- Wed111°68°25%
- Thu107°71°33%
- Fri103°69°39%
- Sat106°66°39%
- Sun93°64°45%
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 — Wellington
SPC includes Wellington 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 Wellington
- 80549