Observed 7:55 PM MDT at KAPA

Littleton, CO weather

Overcast and 43°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Cloudy · Feels like 39°4°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 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

21°12° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm)
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
High 60°16° tomorrow at 3 PM
Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–6 AM (60%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)

TonightDown to 42°6° by 3 AM · Rain 8 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Rain all night (60%)
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° 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 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	68%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	42°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	37%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	12%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	51%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	22%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	10%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	17%	4
Sun 4p	Showers	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	48%	3
Sun 5p	Showers	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	52%	1
Sun 6p	Showers	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	57%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Drizzle	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	75%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	68%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	23%	3
Mon 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	5%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	6%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	6%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	5%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	36%	5%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	8%	0
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	6%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Rain showers likely before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 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
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 51°11°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  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
50°10°–71°22°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
46% chance of rain, high 56°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 41°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 37°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–71°.

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

South Platte River at Englewood

2.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Platte River at Chatfield Reservoir

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5432 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5545 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 25
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 7 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–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DENVER-CENTRAL PARK · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°MonOct 19
+10°+5°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Littleton 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 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:25 PM; Morning 7:02–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Littleton. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 33 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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Days ahead

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

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Rivers

South Platte River at Englewood

South Platte River at Chatfield Reservoir

Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan

Bear Creek (CO) at Bear Creek Reservoir

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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