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Weather in Minturn, Colorado

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

Minturn, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
37%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Minturn, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
7p
54°
8p
50°
9p
46°
10p
44°
11p
42°
12a
40°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
46°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
59°
5p
59°
6p
L 35°H 61°
Minturn, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    58°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    23%
    54°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    86%
    40°23°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    38%
    45°25°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    50°25°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    29%
    48°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    53°26°
Minturn, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
FREEZING 32°30°50°70°12a6a12p6pnow 57°high 61°low 35°
Minturn, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 179°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Minturn, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
691.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 20.42 inHg
Now
691.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 688–700
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Minturn, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Minturn, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minturn, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
2:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Minturn, 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 →

Minturn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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.

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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.