Weather in Parachute, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parachute, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
15%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Parachute, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
48°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
67°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
Parachute, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast17%83°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle53%78°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs91%53°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast21%63°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°44°
Parachute, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Parachute, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
281° · backing 61°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Parachute, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Parachute, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parachute, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Parachute, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Parachute at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.