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Weather in Eldora, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eldora, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:01 PM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
28%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Eldora, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
40°
3a
42°
4a
39°
5a
37°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
L 37°H 65°
Eldora, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    59°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    51%
    58°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    100%
    36°20°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    86%
    38°21°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    80%
    47°26°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    44%
    41°28°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    50°21°
Eldora, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 63°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 8
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 8 · pk 33 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the sw.
Eldora, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
712.4
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.04 inHg
Now
712.4
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 709719
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Eldora, CO
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
130.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Eldora, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eldora, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Eldora, 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 →

Eldora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 Eldora

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.