Matt Makens

Meteorologist - AgNow Weather

With a formal education in Atmospheric Science and a professional background in communications, Matt blends the two to provide expert analysis and forecasts and communicate the data in a format tailored to his clients.

He worked in various broadcast news markets across the country for more than 20 years while also consulting with renewable energy and insurance companies, litigating attorneys, public policymakers, public works departments, and supply chain leaders.
Throughout those two decades, he was awarded five Emmy Awards for excellence in weather broadcasting and multiple local-level awards.
He was the 12th worldwide to earn the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation from the American Meteorological Association (AMS) and is a member of the AMS, National Weather Association, and American Geophysical Union.
He retired from television in 2021 to focus on his growing clientele’s needs.

Weather5280 launched in 2012, followed by Makens Weather, LLC, which formed in 2016. Both companies grew quickly with a reputation for providing actionable weather and climate information specific to the clients’ needs.
Weather5280 is a Colorado and Denver-focused product serving the area's public and private clients.
Makens Weather is global with a primary focus on creating and communicating long-term climate forecasts for industries relying on seasonal forecasts and alerting stakeholders to short-term weather hazards.

He and his wife, an executive in the beef industry, live in Colorado, raising their two children.