Observed 5:55 AM MDT at KITR
Arapahoe, CO weather
Clear and 55°13°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23, gusts to 35 mph56 km/h tonight.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°), high 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°).
Now 55°13°
Clear
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h
- From the south-southwest. Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h around 6 PM
- Dew point
- 52°11°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 29.99 inHg1016 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 58°14° · Rain all morning (60%)
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 55°13° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by midnight · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Fri 7a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 83% | 72% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 81% | 71% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 68% | 68% | 1 |
| Fri 10a | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 53% | 33% | 2 |
| Fri 11a | Mostly sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 46% | 27% | 3 |
| Fri 12p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h | 41% | 33% | 4 |
| Fri 1p | Partly sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 38% | 46% | 3 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 38% | 28% | 3 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 5% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 38% | 26% | 2 |
| Fri 4p | Mostly sunny | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 5% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 36% | 27% | 1 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 5% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h | 39% | 12% | 0 |
| Fri 6p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h | 44% | 57% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Mostly cloudy | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 51% | 58% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°) | 65°18° | 10% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph51 km/h | 60% | 76% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°) | 64°18° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h | 65% | 73% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°) | 63°17° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 67% | 72% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°) | 61°16° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 70% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°) | 61°16° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 72% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 59°15° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 80% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 80% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 78% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 77% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 83% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 86% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 90% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 83% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Showers | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 80% | 83% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Showers | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 72% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 72% | 96% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 67% | 99% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 77% | 97% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 72% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Rain | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.33 in8.4 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 25 mph40 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Showers. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 33°1°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 56°13°60% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 59°15°70% chance · 1.4 in35 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 46°8°90% chance · 1.8 in46 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 44°7°80% chance · 2 in50 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Sunday, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 32°0°. Storms 0.67 in17 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 48°9°90% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 57°14°90% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 55°13°80% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 52°11°80% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–62°17°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 51°11°70% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 55°13°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 44°7°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 52°11°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 45°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 55°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 47°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).
- High, likely
- 61°16°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 64°18° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 40°4°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–48°9°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 20 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 58°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 51°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 45°7°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 56°13°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 46°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 62°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 53°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 54°12°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Fog. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
69% chance of rain, high 62°, low 41°, cooling off.
Sunday
98% chance of rain, high 56°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–65°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GLD) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 86% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 11
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 66°19° / 33°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 79°26° / 54°12°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 2003
- Record low
- 24°−4° in 2006
Last 7 days vs normal
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Arapahoe weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:59 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 53 min
- Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:22–6:15 PM
- Morning 6:49–7:43 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:15–6:26 PM
- Morning 6:39–6:49 AM; first light 6:39 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:17 AM · rises 4:30 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
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