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Weather in Matheson, Colorado

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

Matheson, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
37%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Matheson, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
72°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
55°
7a
63°
8a
71°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
80°
3p
75°
17%
4p
74°
20%
5p
78°
19%
6p
L 49°H 81°
Matheson, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    79°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    86%
    50°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    29%
    57°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    64°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    62°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    68°42°
Matheson, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · backing 119°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
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 7 · pk 30 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Matheson, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
810.7
+3.7 mb in 3h · falling · 23.94 inHg
Now
810.7
mb
3h
+3.7
mb
12h
-9.5
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806821
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Matheson, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Matheson, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Matheson, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
2:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Matheson, 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 →

Matheson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP codes in Matheson

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.