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Weather in Edwards, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Edwards, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
19%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Edwards, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
43°
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
63°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
L 36°H 72°
Edwards, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    71°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    68°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    93%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    38%
    54°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    59°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    56°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    61°36°
Edwards, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 37°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 31 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the nnw.
Edwards, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
765.1
+1.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.59 inHg
Now
765.1
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 761771
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Edwards, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Edwards, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Edwards, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
2:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Edwards, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Edwards at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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.

ZIP codes in Edwards

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.