Observed 1:10 AM MDT at KAPA

Parker, CO weather

Overcast and 57°14°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–8 PM (55%).

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west. 58–14 mph23 km/h through 1 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
Pressure (notable): 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Rising fast · +0.12 inHg+4.1 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Drizzle today noon–midnight (60%, 0.72 in18 mm)
Low 41°5° tonight at 11 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (60%, 0.08 in2 mm)

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 51°11° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 47°8° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
TonightDown to 40°4° by 1 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by midnight · Rain all night (60%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	74%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	76%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	73%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	75%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	85%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	33%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	28%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	36%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	41%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	55%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	77%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	93%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	99%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	100%	2
Sat 5p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	99%	0
Sat 7p	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	99%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	99%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	97%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	92%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	49%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	36%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	23%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	25%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	26%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	27%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	63%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Showers	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	39°4°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  60% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 40°4°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  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 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
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
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 30°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
46°8°–59°15°
Low, likely
34°1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 30°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 54–68°.

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

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

East Plum Creek (CO) below Castle Rock

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherry Creek (CO) at Cherry Creek Reservoir

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5546 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

CASTLE ROCK · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Parker 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: 5:30–6:24 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Parker. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 46 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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Parker, CO weather

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Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

East Plum Creek (CO) below Castle Rock

Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown

Cherry Creek (CO) at Cherry 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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