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Weather in Florence, Colorado

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

Florence, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
7%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Florence, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
5p
89°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
64°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
L 55°H 91°
Florence, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    84°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62%
    68°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    28%
    62°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    58%
    72°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    73°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    73°50°
Florence, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · backing 7°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 30
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Florence, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.9
+3.3 mb in 3h · falling · 24.57 inHg
Now
831.9
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 827838
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Florence, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
130.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.4 Low
Florence, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Florence, 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 →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 Florence

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.