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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
L 32°H 77°
Craig, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    74°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    57%
    60°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    95%
    48°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    54°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    10%
    57°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°37°
Craig, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the nw.
Craig, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
804.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 23.76 inHg
Now
804.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 804809
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Craig

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.