Weather in Akron, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akron, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Akron, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
5p
82°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
62°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
82°
4p
Akron, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers66%81°51°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%74°49°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow92%48°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle34%56°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle43%67°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle34%58°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%69°43°
Akron, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Akron, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
129° · backing 22°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Akron, CO
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Akron, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akron, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Akron, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Akron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (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 16, 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.