Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KEIK

Bark Ranch, CO weather

Mostly sunny and 67°19°.

Mostly agree

Now 67°19°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south-southwest. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 38°3°; Comfortable · down to 30°−1° by 7 PM (dry)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 29.88 inHg1012 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

None rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10–11 AM
High 60°16° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Fog tomorrow night 10 PM–3 AM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 42°6° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightNear 36°2° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40%
Sunday morningNear 36°2° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	1%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	49%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	42%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	37%	1%	4
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	37%	8%	5
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	36%	13%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	35%	17%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	34%	11%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	10%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	41%	8%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	2%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	22%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	26%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	64%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	10%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	21%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	13%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	70%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	72%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	48%	0
Sat 8a	Snow	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	73%	52%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	63%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	89%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	91%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	98%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	97%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	96%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	95%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	95%	1
Sat 5p	Snow	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	98%	1
Sat 6p	Snow	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	34°1°	40%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	99%	0
Sat 7p	Snow	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Snow	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	36°2°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Fog	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	36°2°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Fog	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Fog	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Fog	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Fog	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Snow	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Snow	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	36°2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	35°2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	39%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	35°2°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	33%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Snow. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 42°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Snow. High 44°7°, low 35°2°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Snow 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 54 mph86 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  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
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  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
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
36°2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 34°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 44°, low 35°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 45–54°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Fri 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Boulder Creek (CO) below Broadway St

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Fri 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Boulder Creek (CO) at Nederland

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft

Reading from Fri 7:31 AM · NWS gauge page

Saint Vrain Creek at Lyons

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Fri 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 43Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 37
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 13 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 38°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

BOULDER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SatOct 17
+3°+2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Bark Ranch weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:27 PM; Morning 7:04–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–5 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:30 AM · rises 4:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bark Ranch. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Bark Ranch, CO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell

Boulder Creek (CO) below Broadway St

Middle Boulder Creek (CO) at Nederland

Saint Vrain Creek at Lyons

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon

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