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Weather in Two Buttes, Colorado

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

Two Buttes, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
91
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
7%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Two Buttes, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
6p
89°
7p
83°
8p
76°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
60°
7a
67°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
L 54°H 92°
Two Buttes, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    93°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    91°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    42%
    59°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    65%
    74°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    74°52°
Two Buttes, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · backing 100°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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 8 · pk 29 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 100° from the sw.
Two Buttes, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
864.2
+2.2 mb in 3h · falling · 25.52 inHg
Now
864.2
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 860871
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Two Buttes, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.1 μg/m³
PM 10
18.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
140.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Two Buttes, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Two Buttes, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Two Buttes, 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 →

Two Buttes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 Two Buttes

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.