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Fort Morgan, Colorado Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fort Morgan, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 5:55 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
27%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Fort Morgan, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Morgan, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 92°
Fort Morgan, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    93°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°58°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°61°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    96°61°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    41%
    97°60°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    22%
    100°65°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    99°71°-1°
Fort Morgan, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 100°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Morgan, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
867.1
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.61 inHg
Now
867.1
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
+3.0
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 861869
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW869.2861.3864.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fort Morgan, CO
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fort Morgan, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
132.3mi
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
17:55 UTC ·Fort Morgan, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:55 UTC ·Fort Morgan, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fort Morgan, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Morgan, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Morgan, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fort Morgan, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
2:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fort Morgan, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Morgan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fort Morgan

SPC has placed Fort Morgan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Fort Morgan

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.