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Weather in Parker, Colorado

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

Parker, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
31%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Parker, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
70°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
L 52°H 80°
Parker, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    77°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    31%
    67°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    50°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    47°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    80%
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    59%
    57°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    68°41°
Parker, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 68°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 24 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 68° from the ese.
Parker, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
812.3
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.99 inHg
Now
812.3
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 808820
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Parker, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
12.5 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Parker, 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.
Parker, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Parker, CO
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 →

Parker at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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.

ZIP codes in Parker

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.