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Weather in Kit Carson, Colorado

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kit Carson, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
46%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Kit Carson, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
89°
6p
85°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
61°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
61°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
L 54°H 89°
Kit Carson, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    86°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    71°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    53%
    56°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    53%
    69°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    47%
    71°49°
Kit Carson, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · steady
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
Kit Carson, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.8
+2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.30 inHg
Now
856.8
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-9.0
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 851866
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kit Carson, CO
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.4 μg/m³
PM 10
21.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Kit Carson, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kit Carson, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kit Carson, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kit Carson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (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 Kit Carson

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.