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Weather in Oak Creek, Colorado

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

Oak Creek, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
43%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Oak Creek, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
41°
2a
39°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
38°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
L 34°H 71°
Oak Creek, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    70°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    68%
    56°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    95%
    42°24°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    46%
    46°25°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Snow
    22%
    50°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    61°33°
Oak Creek, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · backing 113°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 113° from the nne.
Oak Creek, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
768.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 22.68 inHg
Now
768.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 767774
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oak Creek, CO
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oak Creek, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Creek, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oak Creek, 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 →

Oak Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (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 Oak Creek

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.