Weather in Palisade, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palisade, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
14%
Wind
31 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Palisade, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
76°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
87°
4p
Palisade, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%84°66°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle44%80°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain84%57°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear14%65°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°51°
Palisade, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Palisade, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
268° · backing 144°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
31
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 13
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
Palisade, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.9 Low
Palisade, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palisade, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palisade, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Palisade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.