Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs
8.0 mi- Level
- 5.0 ft
- Flow
- 28 cfs
Reading from Fri 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:00 PM MDT at KCOS
Rock Creek Park, CO weather
Mostly sunny and 73°23°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.
Today: low 47°8°, high 73°23°.
Now 73°23°
Mostly sunny
- Dew point
- 34°1°
- Dry, static shocks likely
- Air quality
- 39Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 73°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Showers. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 54°12°–57°14°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–57°14°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 54°12°–57°14°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–38°3°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°
- Typical high / low
- 60°16° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 62°17°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 60°16° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 60°16° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
64% chance of rain, high 57°, low 38°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 57°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–63°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
Radar loads when scrolled into view
Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Fountain Creek near Fountain
11 mi- Level
- 7.3 ft
- Flow
- 54 cfs
Reading from Fri 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Fountain Creek near Piñon
23 mi- Level
- 3.1 ft
- Flow
- 81 cfs
Reading from Fri 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Arkansas River at Portland
24 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
- Flow
- 342 cfs
Reading from Fri 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 34°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?
Colorado Springs Area · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 62°17° / 34°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 73°23° / 47°8°
- Record high
- 83°28° in 2003
- Record low
- 15°−9° in 1908
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- ±0°SatOct 17
- +10°+6°SunOct 18
- +7°+4°MonOct 19
- +8°+4°TueOct 20
- +10°+6°WedOct 21
- +13°+7°ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Rock Creek Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 53 min
- Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:33–6:26 PM
- Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:26–6:36 PM
- Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
94% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:28 AM · rises 4:41 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
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