Weather in Leadville, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leadville, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
32%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Leadville, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
55°
8p
50°
9p
46°
10p
44°
11p
42°
12a
39°
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
36°
4a
38°
5a
35°
6a
38°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
60°
6p
Leadville, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%59°37°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow16%57°33°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs94%45°29°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast25%48°25°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%51°28°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs34%50°32°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%53°29°
Leadville, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Leadville, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 159°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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
Leadville, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Leadville, 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 22m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leadville, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Leadville, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Leadville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.