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Weather in Littleton, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Littleton, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Littleton, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
68°
12a
69°
1a
64°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
82°
4p
84°
5p
80°
6p
L 55°H 85°
Littleton, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    81°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    32%
    76°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    98%
    52°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    85%
    52°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    85%
    67°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    60°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    71°42°
Littleton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
054° · backing 142°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 5 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Littleton, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
826.0
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.39 inHg
Now
826.0
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-6.7
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 822833
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Littleton, CO
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
6.7 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Littleton, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Littleton, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Littleton, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Littleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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.

ZIP codes in Littleton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.