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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
L 50°H 73°
Ouray, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    67°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    99%
    52°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    60°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    66°38°
Ouray, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 25 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sw.
Ouray, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
762.4
+2.1 mb in 3h · falling · 22.51 inHg
Now
762.4
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 760769
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Ouray

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.