Observed 11:35 AM MDT at KITR

Kit Carson, CO weather

Windy and 54°12°, rain ~1–2 PM (47%).

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Windy

Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 31 mph50 km/h; From the north. Easing to 10 mph16 km/h by 10 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · up to 49°9° by 12 PM
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.4 hPa in 3 h

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Rain and storms today noon–Monday 6 AM (100%, 8.9 in226 mm)
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h today noon–6 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 6 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM

This afternoonDown to 51°11° by 5 PM · Rain noon–6 PM (50%) · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
TonightDown to 44°7° by 11 PM · Rain all night (100%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Storms all night (90%)
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Showers	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	67%	99%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	67%	99%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	64%	99%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	69%	100%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	71%	100%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sat 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	50%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Showers	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.43 in11 mm	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	70%, 0.43 in11 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	100%, 0.43 in11 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Rain	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	100%, 0.43 in11 mm	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	96%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Rain	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	100%, 0.43 in11 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	80%, 0.43 in11 mm	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	90%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	60%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	60%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	50%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	39°4°	90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	99%	1
Sun 11a	Showers	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	99%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	40%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	99%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	50%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	99%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Drizzle	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	60%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Thunderstorms	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	100%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	43°6°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	40°4°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	39°4°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	38°3°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	39°4°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	41°5°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	22%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	23%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 1.6 in41 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 46°8°
  100% chance · 2.6 in66 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 44°7°
  90% chance · 1.3 in32 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Rain showers and patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Storms 0.76 in19 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 46°8°
  90% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  70% chance · 1.4 in37 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 54°12°
  90% chance · 1.4 in35 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 45°7°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers and patchy fog before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Rain, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–55°13°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  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.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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.
High, likely
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
54% chance of rain, high 61°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
93% chance of rain, high 57°, low 43°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–66°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:17 PM; Morning 6:53–7:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:27 PM; Morning 6:42–6:53 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kit Carson. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,800 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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