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Weather in Snowmass Village, Colorado

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

Snowmass Village, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
32%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Snowmass Village, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
70°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
L 40°H 70°
Snowmass Village, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    27%
    62°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    96%
    42°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow
    27%
    51°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    57°29°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    58°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°30°
Snowmass Village, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · veering 26°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Snowmass Village, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
735.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 21.73 inHg
Now
735.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-7.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 735745
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Snowmass Village, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Snowmass Village, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Snowmass Village, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
2:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Snowmass Village, 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 →

Snowmass Village at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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 Snowmass Village

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.