Weather in Crestone, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crestone, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
11%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Crestone, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
Crestone, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—68°46°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow32%55°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%63°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle45%67°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle38%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%65°40°
Crestone, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Crestone, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
230° · veering 79°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Crestone, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Crestone, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crestone, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Crestone, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Crestone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.