Weather in Fort Garland, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Garland, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
9%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Fort Garland, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
66°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
Fort Garland, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—70°46°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—56°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%66°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast52%69°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%66°37°
Fort Garland, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Garland, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 155°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Fort Garland, CO
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Fort Garland, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Garland, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:02 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Garland, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Fort Garland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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.