Big Thompson River (CO) near La Salle
4.6 mi- Level
- 1.3 ft
- Flow
- 30 cfs
Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:40 PM MDT at KGXY
Partly cloudy and 54°12°, 11°6° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~6–8 PM (52%).
Today: low 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°), high 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°).
Now 54°12°
Partly 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 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 46% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 46% | 93% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 54% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 58% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 65% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 71% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 76% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 79% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 82% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 82% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 86% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 92% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 96% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 51% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 86% | 62% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 46°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 83% | 60% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 77% | 46% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 64% | 32% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 64% | 22% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 59% | 14% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 59% | 19% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 64% | 57% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h | 71% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 74% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 83% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 37°3° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 100% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 100% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 85% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 80% | 70% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly sunny | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 69% | 53% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 59% | 28% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 53% | 6% | 4 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Cloudy, with a high near 53. East northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of 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
60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
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 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
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 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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.
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
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
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
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 53°, low 38°.
Dry, high 57°, low 41°, warming up.
Dry, high 61°, low 34°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 56–68°.
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 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1:48 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 72% 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 11°6° colder than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Gilcrest weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:06 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 93% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
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