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Weather in Milliken, Colorado

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

Milliken, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
27%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Milliken, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
73°
10p
67°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
L 50°H 85°
Milliken, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    78°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    43%
    72°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    99%
    50°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    56°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56%
    70°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    43%
    62°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    72°42°
Milliken, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · backing 64°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 64° from the wnw.
Milliken, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
842.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.86 inHg
Now
842.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 839851
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milliken, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
11.8 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Milliken, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milliken, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Milliken, 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 →

Milliken at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Milliken

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.