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Observed 4:55 PM MDT at KBDU

Hidden Lake, CO weather

Overcast and 50°10°, 23°13° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow tonight, 0–2 in0–5 cm.

Today: low 31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°), high 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°).

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Cloudy

Wind
3 mph5 km/h
From the east. Light through 5 AM
Dew point
32°0°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow
5Moderate
Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today
45Good
EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure
30.32 inHg1027 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

27°15° cooler than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for
  • Snow until midnight (70%, 0–4 in0–10 cm)
  • Dry break tonight midnight–noon
  • Rain tomorrow noon–Monday 6 AM (70%, 0.78 in20 mm)
  • High 44°7° tomorrow at noon
  • Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h Monday 10 AM–2 PM
  1. TonightDown to 33°1° by 7 PM · Snow 5 PM–midnight (70%)
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow afternoonDown to 39°4° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (40%)
  4. Tomorrow nightNear 35°2° · Rain all night (70%)
  5. Monday morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 20% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
  6. Monday afternoonNear 46°8° · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 5pCloudy37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)33°1°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h72%98%1
Sat 6pSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)32°0°70%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h78%99%0
Sat 7pSnow33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)30°−1°70%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h85%100%0
Sat 8pCloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)30°−1°70%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h89%98%0
Sat 9pCloudy34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)31°−1°20%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h85%98%0
Sat 10pCloudy34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)31°−1°20%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h85%95%0
Sat 11pCloudy34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)34°1°20%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h85%90%0
Sun 12aCloudy34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)31°−1°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h89%93%0
Sun 1aCloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h92%92%0
Sun 2aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h92%89%0
Sun 3aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h89%87%0
Sun 4aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h89%77%0
Sun 5aCloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h89%75%0
Sun 6aCloudy32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)32°0°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h92%75%0
Sun 7aCloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h85%60%0
Sun 8aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)33°1°5%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h89%60%0
Sun 9aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)35°2°10%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h85%58%1
Sun 10aSunny40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)38°3°10%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h73%1%2
Sun 11aSunny42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)39°4°10%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h67%3%3
Sun 12pMostly sunny44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)41°5°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h65%20%4
Sun 1pShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)39°4°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h70%53%5
Sun 2pShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)39°4°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h73%39%5
Sun 3pPartly sunny42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)39°4°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h76%44%4
Sun 4pMostly sunny41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)38°3°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h79%31%3
Sun 5pShowers39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)37°3°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h85%60%1
Sun 6pCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)33°1°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h92%86%0
Sun 7pDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)34°1°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h100%92%0
Sun 8pDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)34°1°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h100%96%0
Sun 9pCloudy35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)35°2°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h96%99%0
Sun 10pDrizzle35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)35°2°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h96%99%0
Sun 11pSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)35°2°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%99%0
Mon 12aSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)35°2°70%, 0.04 in1 mm2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h96%98%0
Mon 1aSnow36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)36°2°70%, 0.04 in1 mm2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h89%98%0
Mon 2aSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)35°2°70%, 0.04 in1 mm2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h92%98%0
Mon 3aSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)35°2°70%, 0.04 in1 mm2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h89%98%0
Mon 4aSnow35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)35°2°70%, 0.04 in1 mm2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h85%89%0
Mon 5aSnow34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)31°−1°70%, 0.04 in1 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h89%87%0
Mon 6aSnow35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)31°−1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h82%84%0
Mon 7aCloudy34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)30°−1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h85%85%0
Mon 8aSnow33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)29°−2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%84%0
Mon 9aPartly sunny34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)29°−2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h85%54%0
Mon 10aMostly sunny37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)32°0°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h75%30%2
Mon 11aSunny41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)37°3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h65%21%3
Mon 12pSunny45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)42°6°5%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h55%12%4
Mon 1pMostly sunny47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h49%10%5
Mon 2pMostly sunny48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)46°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h47%14%5
Mon 3pMostly sunny48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)46°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h46%15%4
Mon 4pMostly sunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)45°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h49%13%3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 40°4°, low 31°−1°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 33°1°

      70% chance · 1.2 in3 cm

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Snow showers likely before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    40°4°–45°7°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–32°0°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 35°2°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 33°1°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 44°7°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 34°1°

      70% chance · 0.42 in11 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 34°1°

      70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: Rain and snow showers likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    44°7°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 48°9°, low 30°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 33°1°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 35°2°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 34°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    44°7°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 35°1°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–37°3°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 66 mph106 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 54°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    49°9°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 34°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 54°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    50°10°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    50°10°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 47°8°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 32°0°

      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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    43°6°–49°9°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–35°2°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 44°7°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 34°1°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
    33°1°–50°10°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 60 mph97 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 39°4°, low 28°−2°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 36°2°

      30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 40°4°

      20% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 35°2°

      30% 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
    34°1°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 56 mph90 km/h
    UV peak
    1

The outlook

  1. Today

    43% chance of snow, high 40°, low 31°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 44°, low 33°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 48°, low 30°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 39–55°.

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

Middle Boulder Creek (CO) at Nederland

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Boulder Creek (CO) below Broadway St

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.3 ft
Flow
33 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Saint Vrain Creek at Lyons

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 54% less heating than a typical week.

This week 55Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
45
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 32 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

BOULDER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 23°13° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Forecast high / low
40°4° / 31°−1°
Record high
83°28° in 2014
Record low
19°−7° in 1975

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +3°+2°SunOct 18
  2. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  3. +8°+4°TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. +13°+7°ThuOct 22
  6. +17°+9°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Hidden Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.

Daylight
10 h 47 min
Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour
5:31–6:26 PM
Morning 7:05–7:59 AM
Blue hour
6:26–6:36 PM
Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Hidden Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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