Weather in Garden City, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Garden City, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
18%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Garden City, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
Garden City, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle13%80°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast43%70°54°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow97%55°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle53%57°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast53%71°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle38%63°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%73°43°
Garden City, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Garden City, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · veering 121°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Garden City, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Garden City, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garden City, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:49 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Garden City, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Garden City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.