Weather in Sunshine, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunshine, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
38%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Sunshine, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
59°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
Sunshine, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast25%68°51°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow59%55°43°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs100%42°28°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Snow92%37°20°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle82%56°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle56%47°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast30%64°34°
Sunshine, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sunshine, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 99°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Sunshine, CO
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sunshine, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sunshine, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sunshine, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sunshine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.