South Platte River at Fort Morgan
1.9 mi- Level
- 9.5 ft
- Flow
- 285 cfs
Reading from Fri 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:55 AM MDT at KFMM
Sunny and 73°23°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 23, gusts to 33 mph53 km/h today.
Today: low 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 61°16°), high 82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°).
Now 73°23°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°) | 68°20° | 5% | 16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 47% | 15% | 2 |
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 73°23° | 5% | 17 mph27 km/h from SSW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 38% | 16% | 3 |
| Fri 12p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°) | 76°24° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 32% | 52% | 4 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 26% | 8% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 81°27° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°) | 79°26° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph47 km/h | 24% | 3% | 5 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 81°27° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°) | 79°26° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 23% | 1% | 4 |
| Fri 4p | Mostly sunny | 81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°) | 79°26° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 22% | 15% | 3 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 23% | 14% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 28% | 18% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 31% | 16% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Partly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 40% | 24% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 63°17° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 44% | 80% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 46% | 67% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 51% | 48% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 55% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 57% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 57% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 57% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 52°11° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 56% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 45°7° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 58% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 43°6° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 40°4° | 5% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 60% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 38°3° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 68% | 36% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 42°6° | 5% | 21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 63% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 56% | 71% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly sunny | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 52% | 51% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 48% | 49% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 48% | 85% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 45% | 95% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 47% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 43% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 47% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 82% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 89% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 33°1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 96% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 31°−1° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 32°0° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 35°2° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 37°3° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 99% | 1 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
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 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
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 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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.
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.
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 82°, low 46°.
Dry, high 56°, low 36°, cooling off.
54% chance of rain, high 55°, low 37°.
Mostly dry, highs 58–65°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Fri 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 82% 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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).
Today, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.
Morgan Heights weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:03 PM.
Mostly clear 6:31–9 PM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
92% lit · growing
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