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
Florence, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%84°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast62%68°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast28%62°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle58%72°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle54%73°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle33%73°50°
Florence, CO
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Florence, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.