Weather in Crestone, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crestone, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
13%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Crestone, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
Crestone, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—67°47°
- MondayMay 18Overcast29%55°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast22%63°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle51%67°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%65°40°
Crestone, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Crestone, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 26°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
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
Crestone, CO
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crestone, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crestone, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crestone, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Crestone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.