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Weather in Walsenburg, Colorado

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walsenburg, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
9%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Walsenburg, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
69°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
L 50°H 84°
Walsenburg, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    24%
    63°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    71%
    69°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    72°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    70°43°
Walsenburg, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 32 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Walsenburg, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
799.8
+2.6 mb in 3h · falling · 23.62 inHg
Now
799.8
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 796807
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walsenburg, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
127.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Walsenburg, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walsenburg, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
2:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Walsenburg, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walsenburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Walsenburg

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.