Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs
15 mi- Level
- 5.0 ft
- Flow
- 25 cfs
Reading from Fri 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 11:55 AM MDT at KAFF
Sunny and 71°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 9 PM.
Today: low 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°), high 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°).
Now 71°21°
Sunny
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 35% | 4% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 31% | 3% | 5 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h | 28% | 3% | 4 |
| Fri 4p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 30% | 5% | 3 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 29% | 9% | 2 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 33% | 20% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 40% | 56% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Partly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 43% | 64% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 48% | 44% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 50% | 73% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 52% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 56% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 56% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 58% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 37°3° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 58% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 36°2° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 62% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 20% | 25 mph40 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 58% | 78% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 40°4° | 20% | 25 mph40 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 58% | 79% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 60% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 58% | 79% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 56% | 84% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 61% | 93% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 63% | 97% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 65% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 45°7° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 70% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Snow | 43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 73% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 79% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 85% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 89% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 89% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 38°3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 92% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°) | 38°3° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°) | 37°3° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°) | 34°1° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Fog | 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°) | 36°2° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 96% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Fog | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 33°1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 34°1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 34°1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 96% | 83% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 50°10°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 89% | 52% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 54°12°) | 43°6° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 79% | 39% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 71% | 53% | 4 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain and snow showers likely before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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
40% chance
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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 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 61. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 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 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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.
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.
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
20% chance · 0.5 in1.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
61% chance of snow, high 51°, low 34°, cooling off.
Dry, high 54°, low 36°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 54–63°.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Fri 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 80% 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 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.
Gleneagle weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).
Waxing gibbous
93% lit · growing
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