Weather in Dolores, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dolores, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
12%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Dolores, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
69°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
Dolores, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%71°49°
- MondayMay 18Overcast92%56°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—62°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°40°
Dolores, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dolores, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 166°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
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
Dolores, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Dolores, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dolores, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dolores, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Dolores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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.