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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
L 55°H 86°
Penrose, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    83°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    56%
    69°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    23%
    63°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    55%
    72°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    73°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    33%
    73°48°
Penrose, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
Penrose, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
825.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 24.38 inHg
Now
825.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-7.9
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 823835
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Penrose

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.