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
Merino, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle49%82°54°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle38%74°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs97%51°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast37%59°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle30%71°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle38%62°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%73°46°
Merino, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Merino, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.