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Wellington, Colorado Weather

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

Wellington, CO
Tuesday, June 16 at 9:10 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
14%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Sunset
2:33 PM
Wellington, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWellington, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 92°
Wellington, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    92°48°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    92°64°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    87°50°-5°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    84°55°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    97°56°+13°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    85°52°-12°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    60°52°-25°
Wellington, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 165°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 32 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 165° from the wsw.
Wellington, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.9
-3.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.57 inHg
Now
831.9
mb
3h
-3.7
mb
12h
-8.4
mb
24h
-11.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 832843
825830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW843.2831.9831.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wellington, CO
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Wellington, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
03:10 UTC · Wellington, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:10 UTC · Wellington, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wellington, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wellington, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wellington, CO
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
2:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Wellington, CO
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:00 AM
Moonset
10:42 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Wellington, CO
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thunderheads build by noon

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wellington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Wellington

  1. Tue92°48°0%
  2. Wed92°64°4%
  3. Thu87°50°3%
  4. Fri84°55°0%
  5. Sat97°56°18%
  6. Sun85°52°39%
  7. Mon60°52°41%
  8. Tue86°48°24%
  9. Wed95°57°19%
  10. Thu100°62°15%
  11. Fri100°63°12%
  12. Sat72°55°18%
  13. Sun86°50°25%
  14. Mon77°58°26%
  15. Tue82°56°33%
  16. Wed84°53°41%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Wellington

  • 80549

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.