Weather in Sterling, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterling, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Sterling, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
45°
6a
52°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
Sterling, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle45%82°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain49%73°50°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow97%49°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast39%59°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle28%71°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle40%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast30%73°47°
Sterling, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sterling, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 40°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Sterling, CO
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sterling, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sterling, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.