Weather in Idaho Springs, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idaho Springs, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
36%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Idaho Springs, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
43°
5a
44°
6a
47°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
Idaho Springs, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%64°47°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%69°41°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs100%44°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs90%38°20°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle90%51°28°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs50%46°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%59°31°
Idaho Springs, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Idaho Springs, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
120° · veering 160°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Idaho Springs, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Idaho Springs, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Idaho Springs, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Idaho Springs, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Idaho Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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.