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Observed 1:10 AM MDT at KAPA

The Pinery, CO weather

Partly cloudy and 57°14°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–8 PM (56%).

Today: low 45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°), high 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°).

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Partly cloudy

Wind
7 mph11 km/h
From the west. 58–14 mph23 km/h through 1 PM
Dew point
32°0°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV index
0Low
Moderate 11 AM–2 PM · peak 4
Pressure (notable)
30.08 inHg1019 hPa
Rising fast · +0.12 inHg+4.0 hPa next 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Dry until noon
  • Drizzle today noon–midnight (60%, 0.72 in18 mm)
  • Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (60%, 0.08 in2 mm)
  1. TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. This morningUp to 51°11° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
  3. This afternoonDown to 46°8° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
  4. TonightDown to 40°4° by midnight · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)
  5. Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
  7. Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 11 PM · Rain all night (60%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 1aPartly cloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)52°11°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h50%61%0
Sat 2aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)51°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h50%76%0
Sat 3aCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)48°9°0%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h52%73%0
Sat 4aCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)47°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h54%75%0
Sat 5aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)45°7°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h58%76%0
Sat 6aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)44°7°10%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h58%85%0
Sat 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)42°6°10%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h58%80%0
Sat 8aMostly cloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)40°4°10%9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h63%33%0
Sat 9aSunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)43°6°10%12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h58%27%1
Sat 10aSunny51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°10%13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h54%35%2
Sat 11aSunny51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°10%14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h54%40%3
Sat 12pMostly sunny51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)51°11°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h56%54%3
Sat 1pCloudy52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)52°11°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h54%77%4
Sat 2pCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)46°8°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h58%93%2
Sat 3pCloudy49°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)45°7°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h61%99%2
Sat 4pCloudy49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)45°7°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h61%100%1
Sat 5pDrizzle46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)42°6°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h68%100%0
Sat 6pDrizzle44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)40°4°50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h76%99%0
Sat 7pDrizzle42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)38°3°50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h82%99%0
Sat 8pDrizzle41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)39°4°50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h86%99%0
Sat 9pCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)38°3°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h86%99%0
Sat 10pCloudy41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)39°4°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h86%99%0
Sat 11pCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)39°4°30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h86%97%0
Sun 12aCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)38°3°10%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h92%98%0
Sun 1aCloudy40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)38°3°10%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h92%94%0
Sun 2aCloudy41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)39°4°10%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h89%86%0
Sun 3aCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)37°3°10%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h92%90%0
Sun 4aCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)37°3°10%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h92%92%0
Sun 5aCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)36°2°10%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h92%91%0
Sun 6aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)34°1°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h100%93%0
Sun 7aCloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)35°2°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h100%89%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%76%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)39°4°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h96%38%1
Sun 10aSunny47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h83%27%2
Sun 11aSunny51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)51°11°5%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h71%24%3
Sun 12pSunny55°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)55°13°10%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h64%27%5
Sun 1pCloudy57°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)57°14°10%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h59%57%5
Sun 2pSunny59°15° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)59°15°10%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h55%28%5
Sun 3pPartly sunny60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)60°16°10%8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h53%59%4
Sun 4pPartly sunny59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)59°15°10%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h55%66%2
Sun 5pPartly sunny56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)56°13°10%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h62%66%1
Sun 6pCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)53°12°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h69%68%0
Sun 7pShowers49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)47°8°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h80%66%0
Sun 8pShowers46°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)44°7°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%72%0
Sun 9pCloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)42°6°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h93%98%0
Sun 10pShowers44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)41°5°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h96%96%0
Sun 11pShowers43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)39°4°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h100%97%0
Mon 12aShowers43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)39°4°60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h100%97%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      60% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 41°5°

      50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 40°4°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Rain showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

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

    High, likely
    53°12°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 60°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 42°6°

      60% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

    High, likely
    54°12°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 60°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

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

    High, likely
    57°14°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 39°4°

      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.

    High, likely
    65°18°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

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

    High, likely
    63°17°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 67°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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

    High, likely
    64°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 53°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      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
    57°14°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 53°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 42°6°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 30°−1°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    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
    51°11°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 35°2°

      20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      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.

    High, likely
    45°7°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 53°, low 45°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 60°, low 39°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 59°, low 37°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 53–68°.

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

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

5.1 mi
Below flood stage
Level
6.7 ft
Flow
16 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown

6.4 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

East Plum Creek (CO) below Castle Rock

8.5 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.1 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.6 ft

Reading from Fri 11 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
27
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 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°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?

CASTLE ROCK · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Forecast high / low
53°12° / 45°7°
Record high
83°28° in 2003
Record low
11°−12° in 1898

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. —MonOct 19
  3. —TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. —ThuOct 22
  6. —FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

The Pinery weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:07 PM.

Daylight
10 h 49 min
Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour
5:30–6:24 PM
Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour
6:24–6:34 PM
Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from The Pinery. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 48 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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