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
Ward, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle25%60°44°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow58%50°36°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs100%36°20°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs93%36°15°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle83%48°24°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs55%42°29°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%54°26°
Ward, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ward, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.