Weather in Cripple Creek, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cripple Creek, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
12%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Cripple Creek, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
64°
5p
63°
10%
6p
Cripple Creek, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—64°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%62°40°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle68%48°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy56%48°22°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers58%57°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%55°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle35%56°33°
Cripple Creek, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cripple Creek, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 106°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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
Cripple Creek, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Cripple Creek, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cripple Creek, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cripple Creek, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Cripple Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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.