Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City
1.5 mi- Level
- 8.9 ft
- Flow
- 5 cfs
Reading from Sat 9:50 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:35 PM MDT at KBJC
Overcast and 45°7°.
Today: low 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°), high 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°).
Now 45°7°
Cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 71% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 73% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 76% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 10% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 79% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 10% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 76% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 44°7° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 44°7° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 86% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 93% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 89% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 89% | 49% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 86% | 71% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 76% | 22% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 71% | 22% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 61% | 21% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 55% | 16% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 53% | 50% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 49% | 8% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 64% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 53% | 69% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 55% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 61% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 74% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 77% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 83% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 89% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 96% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 93% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 71% | 64% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 61% | 75% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 53% | 74% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 45% | 34% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 42% | 11% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 39% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 36% | 6% | 3 |
| Mon 5p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 38% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 39% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 45% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Mostly clear | 55°13° (likely 44°7° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 51% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 40°4° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 59% | 1% | 0 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
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 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
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
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 57°, low 40°.
Dry, high 60°, low 43°, warming up.
Dry, high 63°, low 38°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 57–70°.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 9:50 PM · NWS gauge page
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Reading from Sat 8:55 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 78% 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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
Mon, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
North Washington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:07 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing
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