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
Fort Lupton, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle13%77°54°
- SundayMay 17Rain36%64°50°
- MondayMay 18Snow98%49°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%52°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%69°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers37%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%71°43°
Fort Lupton, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Lupton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.