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Weather in Ovid, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ovid, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
74%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Ovid, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
7p
84°
8p
67°
9p
67°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
57°
7a
68°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
L 50°H 88°
Ovid, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    66%
    82°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    39%
    71°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    50°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    49%
    62°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    65°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    57°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    75°47°
Ovid, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
116° · veering 67°
Direction
ESE
116°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 32 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ovid, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.4
+4.5 mb in 3h · rising · 26.06 inHg
Now
882.4
mb
3h
+4.5
mb
12h
-6.7
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878890
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ovid, CO
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ovid, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ovid, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
2:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ovid, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ovid at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 17, 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 Ovid

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.