Clear Creek (CO) at Golden
4.3 mi- Level
- 3.6 ft
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 7:47 AM MDT at KBJC
Sunny and 52°11°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–8 PM (47%).
Today: low 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°), high 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°).
Now 52°11°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 56% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 52% | 74% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 52% | 59% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 56% | 40% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 56% | 47% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 52% | 49% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 91% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 89% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 54% | 85% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 71% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 73% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 73% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 73% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 44°7° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 79% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 82% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 86% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 86% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 86% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 40°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 92% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 40°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 96% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 96% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 63% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 83% | 52% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 74% | 41% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 71% | 23% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 64% | 16% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 59% | 18% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 59% | 20% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 57% | 51% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 64% | 65% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 77% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 83% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 86% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 89% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 89% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 93% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 89% | 88% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
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: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
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 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
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 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
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.
Dry, high 54°, low 39°.
Dry, high 56°, low 41°.
Dry, high 58°, low 38°.
Mostly dry, highs 52–66°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:48 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 71% 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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 28°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Fairmount weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
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