Fraser River (CO) at Winter Park
18 mi- Level
- 0.7 ft
- Flow
- 3 cfs
Forecast peak 0.7 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 5:55 AM MDT at KBDU
Partly cloudy and 52°11°, 23°13° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow 3–8 PM, 0–2 in0–5 cm.
Today: low 31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°), high 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°).
Now 52°11°
Partly cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°) | 36°2° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 57% | 46% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Snow | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°) | 32°0° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 64% | 58% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Snow | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 32°0° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 67% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 69% | 69% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Snow | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°) | 33°1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 64% | 68% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 34°1° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 64% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 34°1° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 67% | 88% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 34°1° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 89% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 33°1° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 70% | 96% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°) | 33°1° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 70% | 98% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Snow | 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°) | 34°1° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°) | 30°−1° | 40%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 29°−2° | 40%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 30°−1° | 40%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 85% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°) | 31°−1° | 20%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Fog | 34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 31°−1° | 20%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Fog | 34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°) | 34°1° | 20%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 82% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Fog | 34°1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°) | 31°−1° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 82% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°) | 30°−1° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 85% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°) | 34°1° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 82% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 82% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 82% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 82% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 32°0° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 85% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 82% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°) | 33°1° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 82% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 33°1° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 75% | 20% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 21% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 62% | 41% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 60% | 13% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 67% | 22% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 67% | 24% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 73% | 59% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Snow | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 76% | 66% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Snow | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 36°2° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 79% | 76% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°) | 32°0° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 35°2° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Snow | 35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 35°2° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Fog | 36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 36°2° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 85% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Fog | 35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 35°2° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Fog | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 35°2° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 85% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 35°2° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 85% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 34°1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 85% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 34°1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 85% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°) | 33°1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°) | 33°1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 85% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 33°1° | 70%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 82% | 96% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 1.8 in4.6 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
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 50.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
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 51.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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 52.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
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: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
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
30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
45% chance of snow, high 40°, low 31°.
47% chance of snow, high 44°, low 32°, warming up.
Dry, high 45°, low 30°.
Mostly dry, highs 37–52°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 0.7 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 53% 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 25 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 23°13° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Ward weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
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