Weather in Pierce, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pierce, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
21%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Pierce, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
Pierce, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%78°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain44%65°50°
- MondayMay 18Snow99%51°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle48%55°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast48%69°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle38%60°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%71°42°
Pierce, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Pierce, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 159°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Pierce, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Pierce, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pierce, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pierce, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Pierce at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.