Weather in Alamosa, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alamosa, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
9%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Alamosa, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
68°
8p
61°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
35°
5a
34°
6a
39°
7a
52°
8a
61°
9a
67°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
73°
6p
Alamosa, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°37°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—71°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—58°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—68°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle17%71°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast27%69°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%68°40°
Alamosa, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alamosa, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
232° · veering 41°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Alamosa, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Alamosa, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alamosa, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alamosa, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Alamosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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.