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
Carbondale, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%78°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast38%74°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs97%49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs42%59°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle17%63°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°37°
Carbondale, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Carbondale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.