Weather in Broomfield, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Broomfield, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
36%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Broomfield, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
Broomfield, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%78°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast35%68°50°
- MondayMay 18Snow99%49°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle78%48°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast78%68°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle44%60°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%70°42°
Broomfield, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Broomfield, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 116°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Broomfield, CO
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 12.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Broomfield, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Broomfield, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Broomfield, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Broomfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 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.