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Weather in Boulder, Wyoming

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Boulder, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
39%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Boulder, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
9p
46°
10p
43°
11p
40°
12a
39°
1a
37°
2a
36°
3a
34°
4a
33°
5a
31°
6a
33°
7a
40°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
56°
8p
L 31°H 64°
Boulder, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°27°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    49°28°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    89%
    41°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Snow
    89%
    51°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    54°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    57°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    66°39°
Boulder, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 99°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 31 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Boulder, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
781.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.08 inHg
Now
781.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 776786
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Boulder, WY
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Boulder, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Boulder, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
3:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Boulder, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Boulder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

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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.