Weather in Penrose, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Penrose, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
28%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Penrose, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
67°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
Penrose, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%83°55°
- MondayMay 18Overcast56%69°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%63°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers55%72°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%73°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%73°48°
Penrose, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Penrose, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · veering 54°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Penrose, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Penrose, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Penrose, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Penrose, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Penrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (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.