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Weather in Paoli, Colorado

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

Paoli, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Paoli, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
58°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
L 50°H 86°
Paoli, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    73%
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    70°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    50°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    52%
    60°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    62°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    32%
    53°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    32%
    73°46°
Paoli, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · backing 151°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 27 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 151° from the nne.
Paoli, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.2
+3.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.73 inHg
Now
871.2
mb
3h
+3.5
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866878
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paoli, CO
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Paoli, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paoli, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
2:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Paoli, 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 →

Paoli at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 Paoli

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.