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Weather in Upper Bear Creek, Colorado

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

Upper Bear Creek, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
68°
6p
L 52°H 73°
Upper Bear Creek, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    24%
    67°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    70°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    99%
    45°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    92%
    39°24°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    92%
    56°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    51%
    49°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    62°33°
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
45°63°80°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 73°low 52°
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 132°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
766.7
+2.8 mb in 3h · steady · 22.64 inHg
Now
766.7
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 763–774
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Upper Bear Creek, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Upper Bear Creek, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Upper Bear Creek, 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 →

Upper Bear Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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.