Kirk, Colorado Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Clear——90°48°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——90°65°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——81°54°-9°
- FridayJun 19Overcast24%—89°60°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Rain49%0.31″98°63°+9°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle49%0.07″79°60°-19°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle44%0.03″73°60°-6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 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 53 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:39 AM
- Moonset
- 9:38 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Kirk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
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.
ZIP codes in Kirk
- 80824