Stratton, Colorado Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stratton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Clear——89°62°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——85°56°-4°
- FridayJun 19Showers39%—89°59°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast55%—96°63°+7°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers55%0.22″82°59°-14°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle45%—68°59°-14°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle45%—82°57°+14°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 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 49 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 10.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:55 AM
- Moonset
- 10:27 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Stratton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Stratton
- Wed89°62°4%
- Thu85°56°4%
- Fri89°59°39%
- Sat96°63°55%
- Sun82°59°55%
- Mon68°59°45%
- Tue82°57°45%
- Wed93°65°30%
- Thu95°66°20%
- Fri93°65°18%
- Sat91°69°18%
- Sun96°65°36%
- Mon85°65°39%
- Tue88°63°39%
- Wed85°64°42%
- Thu95°65°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Stratton
SPC has placed Stratton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Stratton
- 80836