Weather in Fruita, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fruita, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
26%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Fruita, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
76°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
Fruita, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%85°58°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle33%78°52°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle94%62°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°51°
Fruita, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fruita, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 123°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fruita, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 41.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fruita, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fruita, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fruita, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Fruita at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 11 (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.