Weather in Wellington, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wellington, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
26%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Wellington, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
57°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
Wellington, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%76°54°
- SundayMay 17Rain51%66°49°
- MondayMay 18Snow100%49°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle40%53°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle40%68°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle38%59°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%71°40°
Wellington, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Wellington, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · veering 153°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Wellington, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 136.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Wellington, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wellington, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Wellington, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Wellington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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.