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Weather in Sterling, Colorado

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

Sterling, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Sterling, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
79°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
45°
6a
52°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
L 45°H 87°
Sterling, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    45%
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    49%
    75°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    51°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    39%
    59°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    71°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    40%
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    73°47°
Sterling, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°35°65°95°12a6a12p6pnow 86°high 87°low 45°
Sterling, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 96°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the ese.
Sterling, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
868.6
+3.0 mb in 3h · steady · 25.65 inHg
Now
868.6
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
-8.1
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 865–877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sterling, CO
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Sterling, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sterling, 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 →

Sterling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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.

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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.