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Weather in Ward, Colorado

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

Ward, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
55
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
32%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Ward, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
L 41°H 65°
Ward, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    25%
    60°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    58%
    50°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    100%
    36°20°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    93%
    36°15°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    83%
    48°24°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    55%
    42°29°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    54°26°
Ward, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · backing 22°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the wnw.
Ward, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
713.1
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 21.06 inHg
Now
713.1
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-6.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 710720
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ward, CO
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Ward, 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 26m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ward, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ward, 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 →

Ward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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.

ZIP codes in Ward

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.