Arkansas River near Avondale
10 mi- Level
- 2.9 ft
- Flow
- 347 cfs
Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:10 AM MDT at KPUB
Clear and 61°16°, rain ~1 PM–3 AM (89%).
Today: low 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°), high 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°).
Now 61°16°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 59% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 64% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 69% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 74% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 71% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 69% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 69% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 64% | 55% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 53% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Showers | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 47% | 47% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Showers | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 46% | 47% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 59°15° | 30%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 45% | 54% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°) | 58°14° | 40%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 49% | 92% | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 55% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 61% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 70%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 64% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 86% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 93% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 96% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 86% | 68% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 74% | 65% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 69% | 66% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 64% | 58% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 62% | 50% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 56% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 57% | 71% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Drizzle | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 60% | 75% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 62% | 90% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 64% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 74% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 86% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 49°9° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 93% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 93% | 68% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 47°8° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 93% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 96% | 72% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 1.3 in32 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 0 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
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast 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 68. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West 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: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North 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 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North 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: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest 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.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
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.
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
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
83% chance of rain, high 60°, low 52°.
Dry, high 58°, low 41°.
Dry, high 63°, low 38°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 58–68°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 12.8 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Fri 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 77% 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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Salt Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 96% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
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