Weather in Red Cliff, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Cliff, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
31%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Red Cliff, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
38°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
Red Cliff, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%66°41°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle23%60°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs93%44°28°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs34%50°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%55°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs26%53°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%58°31°
Red Cliff, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Red Cliff, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
055° · backing 78°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Red Cliff, CO
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Red Cliff, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Cliff, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Red Cliff, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Red Cliff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.