Weather in Portland, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portland, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
14%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Portland, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
55°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
Portland, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%68°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs98%48°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—58°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%64°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%59°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%64°37°
Portland, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Portland, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
226° · veering 92°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Portland, CO
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Portland, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Portland, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Portland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.