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Weather in Florissant, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florissant, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
40%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Florissant, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
54°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 43°H 73°
Florissant, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    70°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    69°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    81%
    52°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72%
    57°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    63°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    65°36°
Florissant, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · backing 109°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
avg 7 · pk 25 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 109° from the ene.
Florissant, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
746.1
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 22.03 inHg
Now
746.1
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 743755
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Florissant, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Florissant, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florissant, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
2:40 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Florissant, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florissant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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.

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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.