Weather in Air Force Academy, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Air Force Academy, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
37%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Air Force Academy, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
76°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
Air Force Academy, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%73°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%75°48°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers89%53°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast70%53°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%66°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle67%59°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle35%62°41°
Air Force Academy, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Air Force Academy, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
003° · veering 170°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air Force Academy, CO
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Air Force Academy, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Air Force Academy, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Air Force Academy, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Air Force Academy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.