Weather in Avon, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avon, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
19%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Avon, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
36°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
Avon, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%69°43°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle32%65°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs92%47°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs41%51°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%57°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs25%54°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%59°33°
Avon, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Avon, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · backing 173°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Avon, CO
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.8 Low
Avon, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avon, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Avon, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Avon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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.