Weather in Battlement Mesa, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Battlement Mesa, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
18%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Battlement Mesa, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
Battlement Mesa, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%78°59°
- SundayMay 17Rain51%72°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs94%51°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast22%60°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°42°
Battlement Mesa, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Battlement Mesa, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
261° · veering 158°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
Battlement Mesa, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Battlement Mesa, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Battlement Mesa, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 2:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Battlement Mesa, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Battlement Mesa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (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.