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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
L 56°H 87°
Palisade, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    84°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    44%
    80°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    84%
    57°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    65°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°51°
Palisade, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 13 · pk 43
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 31 mph with gusts pulsing to 43 — flags snap, branches bend.
Palisade, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
846.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 25.01 inHg
Now
846.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 846853
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Palisade

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.