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Weather in Breckenridge, Colorado

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

Breckenridge, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
41°
Humidity
24%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Breckenridge, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
36°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
L 36°H 66°
Breckenridge, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    62°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    60°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    95%
    45°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    60%
    49°23°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60%
    53°27°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    37%
    51°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    56°28°
Breckenridge, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
FREEZING 32°30°53°75°6p12a6a12pnow 64°high 66°low 36°
Breckenridge, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 135°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 8
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 8 · pk 38
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Breckenridge, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
709.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 20.95 inHg
Now
709.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 707–716
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Breckenridge, CO
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Breckenridge, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Breckenridge, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Breckenridge, 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 →

Breckenridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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.

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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.