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Weather in Montrose, Colorado

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

Montrose, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
11%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Montrose, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
L 50°H 83°
Montrose, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    76°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    93%
    58°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    65°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    70°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    68°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    71°43°
Montrose, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°40°65°90°6p12a6a12pnow 82°high 83°low 50°
Montrose, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 122°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Montrose, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
814.2
+2.5 mb in 3h · falling · 24.04 inHg
Now
814.2
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 811–820
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montrose, CO
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
124.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.6 Low
Montrose, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montrose, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Montrose, 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 →

Montrose at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.

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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.