Weather in Ward, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ward, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:01 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
39%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Ward, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
Ward, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle25%58°44°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow58%50°35°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs100%36°19°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs90%35°16°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle81%49°23°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs47%38°28°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy24%51°24°
Ward, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ward, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · backing 118°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 9
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
Ward, CO
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Ward, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ward, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ward, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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 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.