Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell
5.5 mi- Level
- 1.7 ft
Reading from Fri 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:15 AM MDT at KBDU
Clear and 57°14°, 15°8° colder than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 44°7° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°), high 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°).
Now 57°14°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 43% | 41% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 44% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 44% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 44% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 46% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 48% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Mostly sunny | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 53% | 33% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 56% | 26% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 58% | 37% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 62% | 35% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 50% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 70% | 88% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 65% | 92% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 67% | 92% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 67% | 92% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Showers | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 65% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 73% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°) | 37°3° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 73% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 73% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 41°5° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 73% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 41°5° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 76% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Showers | 40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°) | 40°4° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 40°4° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 79% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Fog | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Fog | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Fog | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°) | 39°4° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 85% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Fog | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 85% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Fog | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 38°3° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Fog | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 37°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 89% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Fog | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 37°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 89% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Fog | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 37°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 89% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Fog | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 38°3° | 10% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 89% | 75% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Fog | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 40°4° | 10% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 85% | 76% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Fog | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 86% | 76% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Showers | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 89% | 77% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Showers | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 79% | 68% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Showers | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 62% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Showers | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 82% | 65% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 76% | 64% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Showers | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 79% | 79% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 86% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 86% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 86% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 86% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 86% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 82% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 86% | 81% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
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 chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
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 56.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
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 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
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 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
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: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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 · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
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.
Dry, high 47°, low 44°.
Dry, high 45°, low 39°.
Dry, high 49°, low 36°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 49–58°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 68% 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 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 15°8° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Lazy Acres weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Mostly clear 5–6:54 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
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