Weather in Hotchkiss, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hotchkiss, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
21%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Hotchkiss, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
58°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
77°
8p
Hotchkiss, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle40%76°51°
- MondayMay 18Rain89%57°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy10%64°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—69°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°44°
Hotchkiss, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hotchkiss, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
262° · veering 131°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Hotchkiss, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hotchkiss, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hotchkiss, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:07 PM
- Moonset
- 2:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hotchkiss, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Hotchkiss at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.