Weather in Cotopaxi, Colorado
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Cotopaxi, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
8%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Cotopaxi, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
76°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
79°
5p
80°
6p
Cotopaxi, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%78°55°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle53%60°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy32%64°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle58%75°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle39%71°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%72°47°
Cotopaxi, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Cotopaxi, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 172°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cotopaxi, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Cotopaxi, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cotopaxi, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cotopaxi, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Cotopaxi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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.