Mead, Colorado Weather
Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——83°51°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——92°54°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——98°61°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——86°47°-12°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——97°51°+11°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy32%—99°58°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast48%—87°54°-12°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 5:35 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Mead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Mead
- Mon84°51°3%
- Tue92°54°1%
- Wed98°61°0%
- Thu86°47°0%
- Fri97°51°3%
- Sat99°58°32%
- Sun87°54°48%
- Mon89°52°43%
- Tue95°57°29%
- Wed93°53°18%
- Thu96°56°15%
- Fri103°57°38%
- Sat95°58°39%
- Sun81°49°49%
- Mon89°46°48%
- Tue103°55°29%
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 Mead
- 80542
- 80651
- 80504
- 80513