Saint Vrain Creek near Platteville
3.4 mi- Level
- 1.5 ft
- Flow
- 92 cfs
Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KLMO
Overcast and 48°9°.
Today: low 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°), high 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°).
Now 48°9°
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 9a | Partly sunny | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 65% | 58% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 59% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 54% | 53% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 52% | 77% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 48% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 47% | 90% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 47% | 95% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 48% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 59% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 66% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 71% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 76% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 76% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 79% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 82% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 86% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 86% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 96% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 100% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 81% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 87% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 83% | 94% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 77% | 78% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 71% | 40% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 64% | 27% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 62% | 31% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 62% | 84% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 69% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 74% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 80%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 100% | 68% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 8 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
80% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% 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 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 65°18°).
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 36.
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 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
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: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly 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.
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
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 55°, low 38°.
Dry, high 57°, low 41°.
Dry, high 59°, low 34°.
Mostly dry, highs 53–66°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 75% 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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Platteville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:06 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
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