Weather in Elbert, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elbert, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
58
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
53°
Humidity
46%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Elbert, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
73°
1p
71°
2p
75°
11%
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
Elbert, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%72°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow25%63°45°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow92%51°29°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy68%53°26°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers68%63°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle64%55°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain31%64°39°
Elbert, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elbert, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
073° · backing 85°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Elbert, CO
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elbert, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elbert, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elbert, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Elbert at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.