South Platte River at Henderson
3.9 mi- Level
- 2.5 ft
- Flow
- 65 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:15 PM MDT at KEIK
Mostly cloudy and 49°9°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~6–8 PM (59%).
Today: low 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°), high 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°).
Now 49°9°
Mostly cloudy · Feels like 46°8°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 52% | 84% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 48% | 85% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 46% | 86% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 46% | 91% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 30% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 95% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 54% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 58% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 71% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 76% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 76% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 76% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 79% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 79% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 86% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 86% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 93% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 89% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 54% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 79% | 73% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 36% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 68% | 18% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 16% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 41% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 55% | 15% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Showers | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 55% | 29% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 57% | 62% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 64% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 69% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 74% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 80% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 86% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 86% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 86% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 96% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 89% | 79% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 72% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 69% | 65% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly sunny | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 59% | 39% | 3 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Rain showers likely before midnight. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
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 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
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: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 53°, low 40°.
Dry, high 59°, low 43°, warming up.
Dry, high 62°, low 37°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 56–69°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 75% 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 30°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.
On average 14°8° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Todd Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:06 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
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