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
Oak Creek, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast17%70°45°
- SundayMay 17Snow68%56°37°
- MondayMay 18Rain95%42°24°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs46%46°25°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Snow22%50°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%61°33°
Oak Creek, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oak Creek, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.