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Weather in Iliff, Colorado

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

Iliff, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
67%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Iliff, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
6p
88°
7p
81°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
65°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
L 47°H 90°
Iliff, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Showers
    54%
    87°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    75°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    51°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    41%
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    69°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    36%
    63°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    73°47°
Iliff, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 96°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
avg 8 · pk 28
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Iliff, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.2
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.76 inHg
Now
872.2
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-6.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 868880
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iliff, CO
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Iliff, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iliff, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Iliff, 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 →

Iliff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 Iliff

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.