Weather in Crested Butte, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crested Butte, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
54
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
21%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Crested Butte, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
Crested Butte, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—66°39°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle24%61°36°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow91%43°29°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—50°24°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%55°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%54°33°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—59°31°
Crested Butte, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Crested Butte, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
357° · backing 14°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Crested Butte, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crested Butte, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crested Butte, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crested Butte, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Crested Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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.