Weather in Salt Creek, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salt Creek, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
22%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Salt Creek, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
80°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
67°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
Salt Creek, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%89°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast36%73°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%65°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle62%74°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle62%74°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle36%74°52°
Salt Creek, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Salt Creek, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
035° · veering 148°
Direction
NE
035°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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
Salt Creek, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Salt Creek, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salt Creek, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Salt Creek, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Salt Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above 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.