Weather in Arvada, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arvada, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
27%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Arvada, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
53°
6a
61°
7a
68°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
Arvada, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle26%76°57°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle36%71°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs100%49°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle86%50°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast86%67°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle47%58°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%71°44°
Arvada, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Arvada, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
270° · backing 64°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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
Arvada, CO
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Arvada, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arvada, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Arvada, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Arvada at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (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.