Weather in Gilcrest, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilcrest, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
20%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Gilcrest, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
Gilcrest, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%78°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast41%71°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs98%54°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle59%55°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast59%70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle39%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%72°44°
Gilcrest, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Gilcrest, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · backing 36°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Gilcrest, CO
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 133.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Gilcrest, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:12 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.
Gilcrest, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gilcrest, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Gilcrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 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.