Weather in Olathe, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olathe, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
9%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Olathe, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
Olathe, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast31%79°52°
- MondayMay 18Rain91%61°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—73°43°
Olathe, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Olathe, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 81°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Olathe, CO
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Olathe, 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
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olathe, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Olathe, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Olathe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above 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 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.