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Weather in Loma, Colorado

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

Loma, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Loma, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
76°
9p
L 49°H 87°
Loma, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    30%
    77°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    97%
    61°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°51°
Loma, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · backing 19°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 38 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the w.
Loma, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
853.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.19 inHg
Now
853.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 851858
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Loma, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
48.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Loma, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Loma, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
2:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Loma, 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 →

Loma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Loma

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.