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Weather in Fraser, Colorado

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

Fraser, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:01 PM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
18%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Fraser, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
61°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
L 35°H 68°
Fraser, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    65°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    38%
    62°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    97%
    43°23°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    79%
    44°22°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70%
    53°26°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    39%
    50°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    56°26°
Fraser, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 21°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 26 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the sw.
Fraser, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
734.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.68 inHg
Now
734.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 730738
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fraser, CO
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
126.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.8 Low
Fraser, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fraser, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fraser, 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 →

Fraser at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 Fraser

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.