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Observed 10:55 AM MDT at KBDU

Sugarloaf, CO weather

Overcast and 48°9°, 20°11° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow ~3–8 PM (68%).

Today: low 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°), high 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°).

Forecasts differ

Now 48°9°

Cloudy · Feels like 44°7°

Wind
10 mph17 km/h
From the north-northeast. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point
34°1°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV index
3Moderate
Moderate until 5 PM · peak 4
Air today
45Good
EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure
30.37 inHg1028 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

23°13° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 3 PM
  • High 42°6° today at 2 PM
  • Rain today 3 PM–midnight (70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm)
  • Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–6 AM (70%, 0.48 in12 mm)
  • Fog tomorrow night 5–6 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 40°4° · Rain 3–6 PM (40%)
  2. TonightNear 38°3° · Rain 6 PM–midnight (70%)
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · rain chance 30% · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 8 PM · Rain all night (70%)
  6. Monday morningNear 40°4° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 20%
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 11aSunny39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)35°2°20%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h79%45%3
Sat 12pSunny39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)34°1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h82%48%4
Sat 1pShowers41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)37°3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h76%82%4
Sat 2pCloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)38°3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h70%88%4
Sat 3pShowers42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)38°3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h70%68%4
Sat 4pCloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)39°4°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h67%99%3
Sat 5pCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)38°3°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h73%99%1
Sat 6pCloudy39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)37°3°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h76%99%0
Sat 7pSnow37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)37°3°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h83%95%0
Sat 8pSnow37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)37°3°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h83%90%0
Sat 9pSnow38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)38°3°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h84%89%0
Sat 10pCloudy37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)37°3°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h84%91%0
Sat 11pCloudy37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)37°3°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h84%88%0
Sun 12aCloudy36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)36°2°10%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h87%92%0
Sun 1aCloudy36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)36°2°10%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h88%91%0
Sun 2aCloudy36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)36°2°10%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h88%89%0
Sun 3aCloudy36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)36°2°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h93%88%0
Sun 4aMostly cloudy36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)36°2°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h90%79%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)36°2°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h90%75%0
Sun 6aMostly cloudy35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)35°2°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h93%71%0
Sun 7aMostly cloudy34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)34°1°5%1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h94%71%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)34°1°5%1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h95%61%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)36°2°10%1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h91%60%1
Sun 10aPartly sunny40°4° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)40°4°10%2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h86%49%2
Sun 11aPartly sunny43°6° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)41°5°10%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h81%56%3
Sun 12pPartly sunny44°7° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)41°5°20%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h79%46%4
Sun 1pMostly sunny45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)42°6°20%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h76%30%5
Sun 2pMostly sunny45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)42°6°20%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h79%26%5
Sun 3pCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)42°6°30%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h77%66%4
Sun 4pShowers45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)43°6°30%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h76%62%3
Sun 5pShowers44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)42°6°30%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h79%66%1
Sun 6pShowers42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)40°4°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h86%80%0
Sun 7pShowers40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)40°4°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h94%98%0
Sun 8pShowers38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)38°3°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h100%99%0
Sun 9pShowers39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)39°4°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h95%99%0
Sun 10pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)40°4°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h94%99%0
Sun 11pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)40°4°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h89%98%0
Mon 12aShowers40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)40°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h88%90%0
Mon 1aShowers39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)39°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h91%90%0
Mon 2aDrizzle40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)40°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h86%84%0
Mon 3aShowers40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)40°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h86%93%0
Mon 4aShowers39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)39°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h86%94%0
Mon 5aFog39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)39°4°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h85%95%0
Mon 6aSnow39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)39°4°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h84%88%0
Mon 7aSnow38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)36°2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h84%85%0
Mon 8aSnow38°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)36°2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h85%75%0
Mon 9aSnow39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)37°3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h86%67%1
Mon 10aSnow41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)39°4°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h81%28%2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 43°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 42°6°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 37°3°

      70% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    43°6°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–35°2°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 35°2°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 46°8°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 34°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 45°7°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 38°3°

      70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 39°4°

      60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    44°7°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    49°9°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 42°5°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 37°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    55°13°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 34°1°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 42°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    54°12°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    56°13°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 54°12°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 40°4°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 31°−1°

      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
    46°8°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 33°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 34°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 44°7°

      30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 34°1°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 32°0°

      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.

    High, likely
    37°3°–51°11°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–32°0°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 60 mph97 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 39°4°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 38°3°

      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.

    High, likely
    43°6°–50°10°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    44% chance of snow, high 43°, low 34°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 46°, low 38°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 53°, low 34°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 43–57°.

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

Fraser River (CO) at Winter Park

21 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.7 ft
Flow
3 cfs

Forecast peak 0.7 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell

4.2 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Boulder Creek (CO) at Nederland

6.4 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Boulder Creek (CO) below Broadway St

6.8 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.0 ft
Flow
16 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 58% less heating than a typical week.

This week 50Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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

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?

BOULDER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Forecast high / low
43°6° / 34°1°
Record high
83°28° in 2014
Record low
19°−7° in 1975

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +3°+2°SunOct 18
  2. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  3. +8°+4°TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. +13°+7°ThuOct 22
  6. +17°+9°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Sugarloaf weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.

Daylight
10 h 47 min
Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour
5:31–6:26 PM
Morning 7:04–7:59 AM
Blue hour
6:26–6:36 PM
Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Sugarloaf. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,400 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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