Weather in Estes Park, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Estes Park, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Estes Park, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
Estes Park, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast22%67°47°
- SundayMay 17Rain58%60°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs100%40°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs95%41°22°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle78%55°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs54%49°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%58°33°
Estes Park, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Estes Park, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 61°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Estes Park, CO
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Estes Park, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Estes Park, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Estes Park, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Estes Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.