Weather in Howard, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
13%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Howard, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
Howard, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%72°50°
- MondayMay 18Overcast52%57°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy25%65°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle55%70°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle38%66°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%69°43°
Howard, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Howard, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · veering 41°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
Howard, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Howard, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Howard, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Howard, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Howard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (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.