Weather in Walden, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walden, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
26%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Walden, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
59°
8p
53°
9p
48°
10p
43°
11p
39°
12a
37°
1a
36°
2a
35°
3a
33°
4a
31°
5a
30°
6a
34°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
Walden, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%64°37°
- SundayMay 17Snow65%54°36°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow98%42°24°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast64%42°18°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%53°29°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs26%45°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%57°31°
Walden, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Walden, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 71°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Walden, CO
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Walden, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walden, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Walden, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Walden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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 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.