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Weather in Ordway, Colorado

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

Ordway, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
11%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Ordway, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
80°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
67°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
L 54°H 90°
Ordway, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    91°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    30%
    78°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    66°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    62%
    68°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    62%
    71°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    73°50°
Ordway, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · veering 89°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the se.
Ordway, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.9
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.30 inHg
Now
856.9
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 852864
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ordway, CO
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
19.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Ordway, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ordway, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
1:14 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ordway, 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 →

Ordway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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 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 Ordway

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.