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Weather in Nederland, Colorado

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

Nederland, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:04 PM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
31%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Nederland, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
L 44°H 72°
Nederland, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    65°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    52%
    56°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    100%
    41°25°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    88%
    38°20°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    83%
    54°27°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    46%
    43°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    55°27°
Nederland, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 51°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 51° from the ssw.
Nederland, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
747.5
+1.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.07 inHg
Now
747.5
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 744754
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nederland, CO
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
124.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Nederland, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nederland, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nederland, 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 →

Nederland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 Nederland

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.