Arkansas River near Avondale
12 mi- Level
- 3.0 ft
- Flow
- 395 cfs
Forecast peak 2.9 ft Fri 6 PM
Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 4:35 AM MDT at KPUB
Mostly cloudy and 57°14°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°), high 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°).
Now 57°14°
Mostly cloudy
Light rain starting around 7:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 90% | 96% | 0 |
| Fri 6a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 86% | 95% | 0 |
| Fri 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 86% | 90% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 86% | 45% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 75% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 58% | 1% | 2 |
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 49% | 42% | 3 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 40% | 3% | 5 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 33% | 8% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Mostly sunny | 77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 29% | 18% | 4 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 25% | 43% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 25% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 27% | 31% | 0 |
| Fri 6p | Clear | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 31% | 44% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 37% | 66% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 43% | 61% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 48% | 71% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 50% | 80% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 53% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 55% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 57% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 61% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 64% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 66% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 64% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 64% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 66% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 52°11° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 66% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 57% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Showers | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 51% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 47% | 72% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 45% | 83% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 47% | 88% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 64°18°) | 57°14° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 51% | 95% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 57% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 61% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 46°8° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 86% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 39°4° | 90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 40°4° | 90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 100% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 40°4° | 90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 40°4° | 90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 40°4° | 90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 100% | 94% | 0 |
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, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
90% chance · 1 in25 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 0 to 5 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 65. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
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
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
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 78°, low 54°.
44% chance of rain, high 58°, low 41°, cooling off.
46% chance of rain, high 56°, low 41°.
Mostly dry, highs 61–66°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 2.9 ft Fri 6 PM
Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 84% 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 52°F).
Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.
On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Pueblo weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
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