Weather in Avondale, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avondale, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
29%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Avondale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
65°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
Avondale, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%88°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast28%74°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast18%66°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle64%73°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%74°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle34%74°51°
Avondale, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Avondale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
000° · veering 69°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Avondale, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Avondale, 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 17m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avondale, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Avondale, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Avondale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.