Weather in Fairplay, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairplay, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
16%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Fairplay, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
5p
63°
6p
60°
7p
57°
8p
52°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
43°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
63°
4p
Fairplay, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle15%61°38°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%58°35°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow91%44°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy63%51°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast63%54°29°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle33%54°32°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%56°31°
Fairplay, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairplay, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
225° · backing 23°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
Fairplay, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.0 Low
Fairplay, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairplay, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fairplay, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Fairplay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.