Saguache Creek near Saguache
12 mi- Level
- 2.2 ft
- Flow
- 139 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:55 PM MDT at K04V
Overcast and 45°7°, 21°12° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow 5 PM–8 AM, 8–10 in20–25 cm.
Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°), high 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°).
Now 45°7°
Cloudy · Feels like 41°5°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 80%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°) | 24°−4° | 90%, snow 1.3 in3.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 90%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 94% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 90%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 70%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 70%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 27°−3° | 60%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 28°−2° | 90%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 29°−2° | 80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 30°−1° | 90%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 85% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 30°−1° | 60%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 30°−1° | 60%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°) | 31°−1° | 50%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 85% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°) | 31°−1° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Fog | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 31°−1° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 85% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 30°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 85% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 85% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 30°−1° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 89% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 89% | 73% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Snow | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 30°−1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 85% | 70% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 31°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 89% | 70% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 31°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 85% | 77% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Snow | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 79% | 79% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 32°0° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 79% | 84% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 85% | 84% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 32°0° | 20%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 30°−1° | 20%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 30°−1° | 60%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 82% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°) | 30°−1° | 70%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°) | 29°−2° | 50%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 29°−2° | 30%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 78% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Snow | 32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 26°−3° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 78% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly cloudy | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 26°−3° | 0%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 78% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 26°−3° | 0%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 75% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 0%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 47% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 0%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 75% | 28% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°) | 22°−6° | 0%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 78% | 31% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 72% | 28% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 75% | 24% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 78% | 20% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 75% | 18% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 69% | 17% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Mostly sunny | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 64% | 21% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 59% | 21% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 35°2° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 55% | 30% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 35°2° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 55% | 18% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 35°2° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 55% | 28% | 4 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 2.6 in6.6 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 4 in9 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
90% chance · 4 in9 cm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Snow and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow showers before 7pm, then snow showers and a slight chance of sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 1.2 in3 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and noon, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers likely between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
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.
85% chance of snow, high 38°, low 33°.
63% chance of snow, high 40°, low 30°.
Dry, high 41°, low 28°.
Highs 36–44°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 62% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 28 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 21°12° colder than typical.
Bonanza weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:14 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 96% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
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