Weather in Clifton, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
14%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Clifton, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
7p
81°
8p
75°
9p
69°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
Clifton, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%85°62°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain38%81°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain83%58°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy13%66°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—73°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°57°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°53°
Clifton, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Clifton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
231° · veering 9°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Clifton, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Clifton, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clifton, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 2:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clifton, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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.