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Weather in Gunbarrel, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gunbarrel, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
25%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Gunbarrel, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
73°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
L 57°H 82°
Gunbarrel, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    76°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    45%
    71°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    100%
    48°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    75%
    51°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    75%
    68°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    46%
    59°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    71°42°
Gunbarrel, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 159°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 7
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 7 · pk 35 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gunbarrel, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
829.1
+2.6 mb in 3h · steady · 24.48 inHg
Now
829.1
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 826837
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gunbarrel, CO
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
6.9 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Gunbarrel, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gunbarrel, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gunbarrel, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gunbarrel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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 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.

ZIP codes in Gunbarrel

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.