Weather in Crawford, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crawford, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
19%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Crawford, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
Crawford, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°54°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle33%71°45°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle98%52°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%58°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%63°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°42°
Crawford, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Crawford, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
281° · veering 135°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Crawford, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crawford, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crawford, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:07 PM
- Moonset
- 2:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crawford, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Crawford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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.