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Weather in Rangely, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rangely, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
22%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Rangely, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
40°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
57°
9a
64°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
L 40°H 82°
Rangely, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    78°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    66°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    99%
    50°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    68°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°48°
Rangely, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 175°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Rangely, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 24.61 inHg
Now
833.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 831836
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rangely, CO
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
126.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Rangely, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rangely, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rangely, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rangely at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 16, 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 Rangely

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.