Observed 1:10 AM MDT at KAPA

Columbine Valley, CO weather

Overcast and 57°14°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–8 PM (53%).

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 1 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure (notable): 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Rising fast · +0.12 inHg+4.2 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Rain today noon–midnight (50%, 0.42 in11 mm)
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm)

TonightNear 52°11° · Mostly cloudy
This morningNear 51°11° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 51°11° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 40°4° by 3 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 11 PM · Rain all night (60%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	75%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	55%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	49%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	57%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	66%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	59%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	34%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	38%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	40%	3
Sat 12p	Showers	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	50%	4
Sat 1p	Showers	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	59%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	90%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	52°11°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	96%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	98%	2
Sat 5p	Showers	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	96%	1
Sat 6p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sat 7p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	91%	0
Sat 8p	Showers	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	91%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	59%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	61%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	32%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	27%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	55%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	24%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	49%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	52%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	51%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Showers	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. 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 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–65°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 58°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 41°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–68°.

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

South Platte River at Englewood

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Platte River at Chatfield Reservoir

3.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5432 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5545 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 32Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°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?

DENVER-CENTRAL PARK · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+10°+5°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Columbine Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:25 PM; Morning 7:03–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Columbine Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

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Rivers

South Platte River at Englewood

South Platte River at Chatfield Reservoir

Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon

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