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Weather in McCoy, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCoy, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
19%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
McCoy, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
58°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
45°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
48°
9a
56°
10a
63°
11a
68°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
L 36°H 76°
McCoy, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    74°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    41%
    70°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    93%
    52°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    55°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    57°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    65°36°
McCoy, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · veering 171°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
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
avg 8 · pk 37 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
McCoy, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
789.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 23.31 inHg
Now
789.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787796
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McCoy, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
124.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
McCoy, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McCoy, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
McCoy, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCoy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 16, 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 McCoy

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.