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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
L 48°H 84°
Olathe, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    31%
    79°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    91%
    61°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°43°
Olathe, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 29 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Olathe, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
829.1
+2.5 mb in 3h · steady · 24.48 inHg
Now
829.1
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 826834
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Olathe

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.