Gilcrest, Colorado Weather
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Gilcrest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——94°46°—
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——97°64°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——90°52°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——89°58°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—98°55°+9°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle42%0.01″92°55°-6°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle42%0.05″67°55°-25°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 8:01 AM
- Moonset
- 10:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thunderheads build by noon
Gilcrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Gilcrest
- Tue94°46°0%
- Wed97°64°5%
- Thu90°52°5%
- Fri89°58°2%
- Sat98°55°13%
- Sun92°55°42%
- Mon67°55°42%
- Tue87°52°22%
- Wed98°59°17%
- Thu105°64°16%
- Fri103°67°13%
- Sat83°56°18%
- Sun90°53°25%
- Mon81°58°26%
- Tue88°58°33%
- Wed94°54°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 Gilcrest
- 80651
- 80623