Weather in Laird, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laird, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
58°
Humidity
69%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Laird, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
54°
7a
67°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
Laird, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle70%85°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain41%74°52°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle71%51°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast32%62°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle21%61°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle30%54°50°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%73°49°
Laird, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Laird, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 22°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Laird, CO
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Laird, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laird, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Laird, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Laird at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below 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.