7-Day Forecast — Wellington / Northern Colorado

Source: National Weather Service (BOU) — Updated hourly — No API key required

Updated 14 min ago

Agricultural Conditions

Source: CoAgMet / Colorado State University — Updated every 5–60 min — No API key required

ET (evapotranspiration) = daily water loss from crops/soil. Use this to estimate irrigation demand.

Fort Collins AERC Live

CoAgMet FTC01 — CSU agricultural weather station

Temperature 71°F
Humidity 29%
Wind 4.4 mph
Gust 11.6 mph
Solar Rad 856 W/m²
Yesterday (2026-05-11)
High / Low 85° / 40°F
Precip 0.00 in
ET (FAO-56) 0.234 in/day

Updated 14 min ago — obs. 2026-05-12T12:55

Ault Live

CoAgMet ALT01 — NPIC delivery area conditions

Temperature 71°F
Humidity 27%
Wind 7.8 mph
Gust 11.6 mph
Solar Rad 896 W/m²
Yesterday (2026-05-11)
High / Low 83° / 41°F
Precip 0.00 in
ET (FAO-56) 0.222 in/day

Updated 14 min ago — obs. 2026-05-12T13:00

CSU ARDEC Live

CoAgMet FTC03 — agricultural research station

Temperature 70°F
Humidity 23%
Wind 3.5 mph
Gust 9.6 mph
Solar Rad 962 W/m²
Yesterday (2026-05-11)
High / Low 84° / 43°F
Precip 0.00 in
ET (FAO-56) 0.257 in/day

Updated 14 min ago — obs. 2026-05-12T13:05

Mountain Watershed — Poudre Canyon / Cameron Pass

Source: Open-Meteo — Elevation 3279.0 m (10758 ft) — Free, no API key

Upper watershed conditions drive Halligan inflow and North Fork flows. Snow at elevation = future water supply.

Updated 14 min ago

Headwater Snowpack & Temperature — Poudre Watershed

Source: NRCS SNOTEL — Daily — No API key required

SWE (Snow Water Equivalent) = inches of water locked in the snowpack — the key water supply indicator. Snow Depth = total inches of snow on the ground. % of median compares to the 1991–2020 historical average for this date.

Joe Wright SNOTEL (10,140 ft) Live

North Fork Cache la Poudre headwaters — 10,240 ft

Snow Water Equiv (SWE) 2.9 in
% of Median 15% (median 19.2 in)
Snow Depth 1 in
Temperature (2026-05-09)
Observed 42.6°F
High / Low 62° / 27°F

Updated 14 min ago — data date 2026-05-09

Deadman Hill SNOTEL (10,240 ft) Live

Joe Wright Creek headwaters — 10,140 ft

Snow Water Equiv (SWE) 2.7 in
% of Median 12% (median 22.4 in)
Snow Depth 7 in
Temperature (2026-05-11)
Observed 33.3°F
High / Low 61° / 27°F

Updated 14 min ago — data date 2026-05-11