Weather in Copper Mountain, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Copper Mountain, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
44
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
30°
Humidity
48%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Copper Mountain, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
7p
50°
8p
46°
9p
44°
10p
41°
11p
40°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
36°
3a
33°
4a
32°
5a
32°
6a
36°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
55°
2p
55°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
54°
6p
Copper Mountain, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%54°35°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow19%50°30°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs88%39°25°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs37%42°21°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast37%46°25°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs37%43°29°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%48°25°
Copper Mountain, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Copper Mountain, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
263° · veering 146°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
21
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
Copper Mountain, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Copper Mountain, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Copper Mountain, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Copper Mountain, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Copper Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.