Weather in Cortez, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortez, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
13%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Cortez, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
56°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Cortez, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%74°48°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle84%61°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—65°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—70°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°44°
Cortez, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cortez, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · veering 152°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
Cortez, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cortez, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cortez, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:16 PM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cortez, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Cortez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.