Weather in Blue Sky, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Sky, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
31%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Blue Sky, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
69°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
Blue Sky, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%81°55°
- SundayMay 17Rain41%74°53°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs96%52°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast42%57°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle42%71°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%63°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast31%72°45°
Blue Sky, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Blue Sky, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 62°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Blue Sky, CO
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Blue Sky, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Sky, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Blue Sky, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Blue Sky at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.