Weather in Buena Vista, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buena Vista, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
19%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Buena Vista, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
Buena Vista, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%67°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast78%54°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast33%61°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast33%64°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast28%60°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%64°39°
Buena Vista, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buena Vista, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
296° · backing 154°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Buena Vista, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buena Vista, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buena Vista, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Buena Vista, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Buena Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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.