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Weather in Merino, Colorado

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

Merino, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
54%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Merino, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
6p
81°
7p
75°
8p
68°
9p
69°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
56°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
L 49°H 87°
Merino, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    82°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    74°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    51°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    37%
    59°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    71°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    38%
    62°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    73°46°
Merino, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · veering 21°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Merino, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.7
+2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.56 inHg
Now
865.7
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-7.6
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 861873
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Merino, CO
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Merino, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merino, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Merino, 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 →

Merino at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Merino

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.