Weather in Franktown, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franktown, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 6:01 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Franktown, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
75°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
63°
10p
63°
11p
Franktown, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle34%70°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs99%49°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle80%57°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers80%65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%67°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%69°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast31%75°46°
Franktown, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franktown, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
052° · veering 151°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
Franktown, CO
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 14.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 56.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Franktown, 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 24m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franktown, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Franktown, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Franktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.