Watkins, Colorado Weather
Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——78°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——87°49°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——93°63°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——82°52°-11°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——92°56°+10°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast39%—90°65°-2°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle50%—89°54°-1°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 21.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:36 AM
- Moonset
- 8:47 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Watkins
- Mon78°49°5%
- Tue87°49°2%
- Wed93°63°0%
- Thu82°52°1%
- Fri92°56°8%
- Sat90°65°39%
- Sun89°54°50%
- Mon86°57°43%
- Tue91°60°27%
- Wed97°63°16%
- Thu98°68°20%
- Fri97°66°28%
- Sat93°66°36%
- Sun75°63°38%
- Mon83°60°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 15, 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 Watkins
- 80137