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Weather in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Steamboat Springs, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Steamboat Springs, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
48°
12a
44°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
L 37°H 73°
Steamboat Springs, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    70°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    74%
    57°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    97%
    53°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    53%
    47°22°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    18%
    53°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    62°34°
Steamboat Springs, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 102°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 6
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 6 · pk 35 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Steamboat Springs, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
783.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 23.12 inHg
Now
783.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 782790
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Steamboat Springs, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Steamboat Springs, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steamboat Springs, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Steamboat Springs, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Steamboat Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Steamboat Springs

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.