Weather in Orchard, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Orchard, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
74°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
58°
2a
54°
3a
56°
4a
51°
5a
47°
6a
53°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
Orchard, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle17%80°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast39%72°51°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow97%50°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast48%57°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle48%71°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle37%64°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%72°45°
Orchard, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orchard, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 41°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Orchard, CO
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orchard, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orchard, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orchard, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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.