Weather in Ellicott, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ellicott, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
31%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Ellicott, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
65°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
73°
6p
73°
10%
7p
Ellicott, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%79°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle14%75°49°
- MondayMay 18Overcast75%64°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast28%58°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle62%66°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle62%68°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle36%67°44°
Ellicott, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ellicott, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
053° · backing 10°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ellicott, CO
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ellicott, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ellicott, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ellicott, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Ellicott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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.