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Weather in Grand Junction, Colorado

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

Grand Junction, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
31%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Grand Junction, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
L 50°H 89°
Grand Junction, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    79°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    85%
    61°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    66°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°54°
Grand Junction, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · veering 163°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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 10 · pk 37 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Grand Junction, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
848.7
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.06 inHg
Now
848.7
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847855
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Junction, CO
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
22.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grand Junction, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Junction, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 PM
Moonset
2:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grand Junction, 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 →

Grand Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 Grand Junction

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.