Weather in Westminster, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westminster, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
26%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Westminster, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
71°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
84°
6p
Westminster, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%78°57°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle35%71°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs99%50°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle81%51°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast81%68°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle40%59°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%71°45°
Westminster, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Westminster, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
222° · backing 121°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Westminster, CO
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Westminster, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Westminster, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Westminster, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Westminster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (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.