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Weather in Nucla, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nucla, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
28%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Nucla, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
L 52°H 82°
Nucla, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    74°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    86%
    58°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    66°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°45°
Nucla, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 170°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
avg 12 · pk 32 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nucla, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
815.0
-3.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.07 inHg
Now
815.0
mb
3h
-3.8
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815823
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nucla, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Nucla, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nucla, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Nucla, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nucla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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.

ZIP codes in Nucla

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.