Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs
13 mi- Level
- 5.0 ft
- Flow
- 26 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 2:55 AM MDT at KAFF
Overcast and 48°9°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow 1–11 PM, 1–3 in3–8 cm.
Today: low 39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°), high 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°).
Now 48°9°
Cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 47% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 48% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 50% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 51% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 57% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Snow | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 34°1° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 25% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Snow | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 57% | 35% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 57% | 43% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Snow | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 38°3° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 57% | 57% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Snow | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°) | 38°3° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 60% | 71% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°) | 35°2° | 50%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 65% | 93% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Snow | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 50°10°) | 33°1° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 73% | 78% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°) | 30°−1° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 85% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 30°−1° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 85% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 27°−3° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 92% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°) | 25°−4° | 80%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 80%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 96% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 96% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 50%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 96% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 32°0° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 96% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Fog | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 32°0° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 96% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 32°0° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 89% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 32°0° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 89% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 33°1° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 89% | 70% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 76% | 43% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 39°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 70% | 53% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 63% | 67% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 60% | 63% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°) | 43°6° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 58% | 66% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 58% | 67% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Showers | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 60% | 65% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Showers | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 70% | 67% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 76% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 32°0° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 92% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 33°1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 34°1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 85% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 85% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 89% | 75% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. 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.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind around 15 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 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 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 54. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 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: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind around 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
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
30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
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.
71% chance of snow, high 43°, low 39°.
Dry, high 47°, low 34°, warming up.
Dry, high 49°, low 33°.
Mostly dry, highs 44–54°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1:15 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 27 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 31°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.
On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Green Mountain Falls weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
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