Weather in Silt, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Silt, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
17%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Silt, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
53°
2a
54°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
65°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
Silt, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%78°57°
- SundayMay 17Rain44%76°49°
- MondayMay 18Rain98%54°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%63°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle12%62°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°39°
Silt, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Silt, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
261° · backing 149°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
Silt, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.9 Low
Silt, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Silt, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Silt, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Silt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.