Weather in Edwards, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edwards, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
34%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Edwards, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
43°
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
63°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
64°
8p
Edwards, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%71°43°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain26%64°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs86%46°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs30%54°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%59°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%56°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%61°36°
Edwards, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Edwards, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
343° · backing 33°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Edwards, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Edwards, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Edwards, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Edwards, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Edwards at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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.