Weather in Idledale, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idledale, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
38%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Idledale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
71°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
77°
5p
74°
6p
70°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
Idledale, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast23%72°54°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle53%66°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs100%45°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs91%43°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast91%62°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain55%55°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast38%66°40°
Idledale, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Idledale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
003° · veering 71°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Idledale, CO
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 20.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Idledale, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Idledale, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Idledale, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Idledale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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.