Brighton, Colorado Hail Report and Map: August 22, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 22, 2026

Was there hail in Brighton, CO on August 22, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.19 inches inside the town limits of Brighton on August 22, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 49% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.63 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 7 miles northeast of Brighton, CO. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 4:20 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. MT on August 22, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Brighton, CO on August 22, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 22, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.63 inches; strongest part of the swath about 7 miles northeast of Brighton, CO
Maximum radar estimate inside Brighton	1.19 inches
Share of Brighton with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	49%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 4:20 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. MT on August 22, 2026 (Mountain time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Weld County (66 sq mi) and Adams County (17 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 82 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 22 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 22, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Fort Lupton, CO	Weld County	1.56 inches	74%
Aristocrat Ranchettes, CO	Weld County	1.34 inches	48%
Brighton, CO	Adams County	1.19 inches	49%
Dacono, CO	Weld County	0.93 inch	9%
Lochbuie, CO	Weld County	0.91 inch	53%
Frederick, CO	Weld County	0.8 inch	2%

How big was the hail in Brighton?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.19 inches inside the town limits of Brighton. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.56 inches inside the limits of Fort Lupton. The maximum estimates in Frederick, Lochbuie and Dacono were 0.93 inch or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

Towns near the hail

The strongest part of the swath was within 15 miles of these towns. Distances and directions run from each town to that part of the swath.

Firestone, CO: strongest radar estimates about 10 miles east of town

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 4:20 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. MT on August 22, 2026. We used 50 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.