Observed 1:45 PM MDT at KAPA

Dove Valley, CO weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23, gusts to 33 mph54 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 22 mph35 km/hgusts 32 mph52 km/h; From the south-southwest. Easing to 12 mph19 km/h by 8 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 29.92 inHg1013 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h until 6 PM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 8 AM
Rain tomorrow 3–6 PM (50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm)

This afternoonNear 73°23° · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Rain 3–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 3 AM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from SSW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	27%	1%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from SSW, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	24%	1%	5
Fri 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from SSW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	24%	14%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	22%	9%	3
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	24%	21%	2
Fri 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	26%	67%	0
Fri 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	30%	71%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	35%	54%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	57%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	42%	0
Fri 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	89%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	92%	0
Sat 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	81%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	54%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	64%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	72%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	58%	77%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	74%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	36%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	72%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	75%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	78%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	79%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	88%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	92%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	99%	2
Sat 4p	Showers	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	100%	2
Sat 5p	Showers	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Drizzle	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	46°8°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	40%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	98%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	95%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 44°7°)	40°4°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 32°0° to 47°8°)	40°4°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 32°0° to 48°9°)	41°5°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	35%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	30%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	27%	3
Sun 12p	Showers	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	54°12°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	43%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 33°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  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. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
31°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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
37°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
43°6°–68°20°
Low, likely
31°−1°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 39°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 60°, low 39°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–66°.

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

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Fri 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cherry Creek (CO) at Cherry Creek Reservoir

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5546 ft

Reading from Fri 1 PM · NWS gauge page

South Platte River at Englewood

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

East Plum Creek (CO) below Castle Rock

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 124

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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:25 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:28 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dove Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,000 ft, 43 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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Dove Valley, CO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

Cherry Creek (CO) at Cherry Creek Reservoir

South Platte River at Englewood

East Plum Creek (CO) below Castle Rock

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? Poor

Moon

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