Weather in Manitou Springs, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Manitou Springs, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
43%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Manitou Springs, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
77°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
74°
10%
6p
73°
13%
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
Manitou Springs, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%76°51°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle84%61°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast68%56°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%68°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle74%64°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Snow Shwrs36%64°45°
Manitou Springs, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Manitou Springs, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
290° · backing 80°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Manitou Springs, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Manitou Springs, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manitou Springs, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Manitou Springs, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Manitou Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.