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Weather in Fort Lupton, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Lupton, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
24%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fort Lupton, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
73°
9p
74°
10p
71°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 51°H 85°
Fort Lupton, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    77°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    36%
    64°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    98%
    49°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    52°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69%
    69°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    37%
    62°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    71°43°
Fort Lupton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
354° · backing 24°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Lupton, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
838.6
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 24.76 inHg
Now
838.6
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-8.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 837847
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Lupton, CO
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
11.4 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Lupton, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Lupton, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Lupton, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Lupton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Fort Lupton

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.