Weather in Lake City, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
15%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Lake City, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
42°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
Lake City, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—70°41°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%64°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs97%47°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—56°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%60°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%57°38°
- FridayMay 22Foggy25%61°35°
Lake City, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake City, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 95°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
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
Lake City, CO
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Lake City, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake City, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.