Weather in Salida, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salida, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
7%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Salida, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
63°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
Salida, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%74°48°
- MondayMay 18Snow57%59°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast18%68°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast46%70°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast32%70°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%71°41°
Salida, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Salida, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · veering 77°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
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
Salida, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 128.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.5 Low
Salida, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salida, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Salida, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Salida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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 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.