Weather in Ouray, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ouray, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
13%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Ouray, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
54°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
Ouray, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast22%67°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs99%52°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—60°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle23%60°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%66°38°
Ouray, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ouray, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
216° · backing 9°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ouray, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 128.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.6 Low
Ouray, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ouray, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ouray, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Ouray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.