Weather in Basalt, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Basalt, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Basalt, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
Basalt, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%76°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain29%66°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs97%48°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow35%57°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%63°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle19%61°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°37°
Basalt, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Basalt, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 82°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Basalt, CO
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Basalt, 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
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Basalt, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:02 PM
- Moonset
- 2:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Basalt, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Basalt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.