Weather in Fraser, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fraser, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:52 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
35%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Fraser, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
6p
65°
7p
61°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
Fraser, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%65°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow33%62°38°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs99%43°26°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs80%47°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow73%54°26°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs44%50°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle25%57°28°
Fraser, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fraser, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 121°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
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
Fraser, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Fraser, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fraser, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fraser, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Fraser at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.