Weather in Dinosaur, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dinosaur, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
44%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Dinosaur, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
53°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
Dinosaur, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast27%74°57°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle45%60°43°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow98%50°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—57°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°48°
Dinosaur, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dinosaur, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
042° · backing 63°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dinosaur, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dinosaur, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dinosaur, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:07 PM
- Moonset
- 3:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dinosaur, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Dinosaur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (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.