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Weather in Brandon, Colorado

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brandon, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
13%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Brandon, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
72°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
L 55°H 91°
Brandon, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    91°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    84°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    57°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    68°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    36%
    73°49°
Brandon, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 159°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 8 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 159° from the s.
Brandon, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.7
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.71 inHg
Now
870.7
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-6.0
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brandon, CO
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.8 μg/m³
PM 10
25.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
129.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.8 Low
Brandon, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Brandon, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brandon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Brandon

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.