Weather in Craig, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
18%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Craig, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
60°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
34°
4a
33°
5a
32°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
58°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
Craig, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle37%74°46°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain57%60°42°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs95%48°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%54°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle10%57°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°37°
Craig, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Craig, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
326° · veering 133°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Craig, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.0 Low
Craig, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Craig, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Craig, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (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.