Weather in Brighton, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brighton, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
23%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Brighton, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
72°
10p
69°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
Brighton, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle13%78°53°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle37%71°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs98%55°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle74%49°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast74%68°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%60°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%71°43°
Brighton, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brighton, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 150°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Brighton, CO
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Brighton, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brighton, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Brighton, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Brighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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.