Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Carbondale, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carbondale, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
14%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Carbondale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
64°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
L 41°H 81°
Carbondale, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    78°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    38%
    74°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    49°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    42%
    59°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    63°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°37°
Carbondale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 115°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Carbondale, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
803.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.74 inHg
Now
803.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 802809
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carbondale, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
126.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Carbondale, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carbondale, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carbondale, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carbondale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (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 Carbondale

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.