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Weather in Nathrop, Colorado

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

Nathrop, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
14%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Nathrop, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
7p
69°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
L 43°H 76°
Nathrop, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    56°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    32%
    64°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    38%
    67°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    28%
    66°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    66°42°
Nathrop, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 119°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 9 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nathrop, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
761.3
+1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 22.48 inHg
Now
761.3
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 758768
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nathrop, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Nathrop, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nathrop, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 PM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nathrop, 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 →

Nathrop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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 Nathrop

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.