Weather in Vail, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vail, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Vail, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
38°
4a
39°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
Vail, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%67°43°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle24%63°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs92%47°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs48%50°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%57°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs27%53°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%59°33°
Vail, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Vail, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 155°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
Vail, CO
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Vail, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vail, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vail, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Vail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.