Observed 5:10 PM MDT at KBJC

Golden, CO weather

Overcast and 46°8°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~6–8 PM (65%).

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the west-southwest. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

31°17° cooler than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (70%, 0.33 in8.4 mm)
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 6 AM
High 54°12° tomorrow at 3 PM
Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–6 AM (60%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)
Fog Monday 8–11 AM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 3 AM · Rain 5 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 54°12° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 8 PM · Rain all night (60%)
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	93%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	68%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	43°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	40°4°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	40°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	27%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	13%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	14%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	16%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	21%	5
Sun 3p	Showers	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	59%	4
Sun 4p	Showers	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	58%	3
Sun 5p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Showers	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Showers	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	47°8°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	47°8°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	48°9°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	48°9°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	44°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	44°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	81%	1
Mon 10a	Fog	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	74%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	51%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	16%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	6%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	3%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	8%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 38°3°. Typical 58°14° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain showers likely before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. East southeast wind 1 to 6 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.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 58°14° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 26°−3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 39°4°. Typical 57°14° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 26°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  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 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 25°−4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 25°−4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 25°−4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 56°13° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 24°−4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 56°13° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 24°−4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 56°13° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 24°−4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 43°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 53–68°.

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

Clear Creek (CO) at Golden

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Morrison

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5545 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Ralston Creek (CO) at Carr St. in Arvada

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 20.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:48 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 165

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 29
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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

EVERGREEN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+11°+6°SatOct 24

Golden 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 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:25 PM; Morning 7:03–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Golden. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,500 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Golden, CO weather

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Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Clear Creek (CO) at Golden

Bear Creek (CO) at Morrison

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

Ralston Creek (CO) at Carr St. in Arvada

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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