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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
L 52°H 84°
Wellington, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    76°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    51%
    66°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    100%
    49°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    53°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    68°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    38%
    59°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    71°40°
Wellington, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 28 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 153° from the s.
Wellington, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
834.3
+3.2 mb in 3h · falling · 24.64 inHg
Now
834.3
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 830840
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Wellington

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.