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Empire, CO Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Empire, a town in Clear Creek County, Colorado.

This Afternoon
66°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Empire

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 66°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 7 mph WNW 55%
Tonight 41°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy 2 to 7 mph WNW 16%
Sunday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny 2 to 14 mph W 15%
Sunday Night 38°F Mostly Clear 1 to 9 mph WNW 4%
Monday 68°F Sunny 1 to 9 mph NW 3%
Monday Night 40°F Partly Cloudy 1 to 7 mph S 1%
Tuesday 70°F Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 to 7 mph W 30%
Tuesday Night 43°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 6 mph SSW 28%
Wednesday 69°F Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 to 9 mph W 38%
Wednesday Night 42°F Mostly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph WNW 10%
Thursday 69°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 to 10 mph NE 21%
Thursday Night 44°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 1 to 9 mph S 27%
Friday 68°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 1 to 8 mph S 56%
Friday Night 45°F Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SW 38%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Empire (39.759, -105.682). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Empire

Last spring frost
May 30
First fall frost
Sep 19
Growing season
112 days
Hardiness zone
5b

More local growing data for Empire: nearby ZIP 80436 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Colorado frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Georgetown, Co (6.1 mi from Empire). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 20, 2026.