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Weather in Naturita, Colorado

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

Naturita, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
10%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Naturita, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
L 49°H 84°
Naturita, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    38%
    78°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    92%
    61°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    67°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°46°
Naturita, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 108°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Naturita, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
826.4
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.40 inHg
Now
826.4
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 825833
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Naturita, CO
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Naturita, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Naturita, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:13 PM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Naturita, 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 →

Naturita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Naturita

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.