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Weather in Arvada, Wyoming

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arvada, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
27%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Arvada, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
43°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
L 40°H 71°
Arvada, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    69%
    47°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    64°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    20%
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    20%
    63°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    74°45°
Arvada, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 122°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 41 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 122° from the nw.
Arvada, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 25.73 inHg
Now
871.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 871879
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arvada, WY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arvada, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arvada, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
3:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Arvada, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arvada at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Arvada

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.