Weather in Gunnison, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gunnison, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
18%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Gunnison, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
53°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
40°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
38°
7a
45°
8a
53°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
Gunnison, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%68°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow86%49°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—59°28°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%63°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%63°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%67°34°
Gunnison, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gunnison, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · backing 179°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gunnison, CO
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gunnison, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gunnison, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gunnison, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Gunnison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (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.