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Weather in Catherine, Colorado

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

Catherine, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
17%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Catherine, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
62°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
L 42°H 78°
Catherine, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    71°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    49°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    38%
    59°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    63°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°37°
Catherine, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 165°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the wnw.
Catherine, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
800.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 23.63 inHg
Now
800.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 798806
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Catherine, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Catherine, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Catherine, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Catherine, 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 →

Catherine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Catherine

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.