Weather in Watkins, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
25%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Watkins, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
80°
6p
Watkins, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast22%77°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast34%74°51°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs98%52°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle75%46°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle75%65°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers51%58°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast27%68°42°
Watkins, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Watkins, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 41°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Watkins, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Watkins, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watkins, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Watkins, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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.