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Weather in Yuma, Colorado

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

Yuma, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Yuma, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
57°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
L 50°H 86°
Yuma, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    82°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    48%
    73°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    86%
    49°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    30%
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    47%
    63°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    47%
    56°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    72°46°
Yuma, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 66°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 66° from the ese.
Yuma, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
859.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 25.38 inHg
Now
859.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-7.6
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 858871
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yuma, CO
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yuma, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yuma, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
2:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Yuma, 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 →

Yuma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 Yuma

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.