Observed 12:56 PM MDT at KFNL

Wellington, CO weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southwest. 711–12 mph19 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.87 inHg1012 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 52°11° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	28%	18%	4
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	24%	32%	4
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	23%	32%	3
Fri 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	22%	69%	1
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	23%	69%	1
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	75%	0
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	30%	56%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	56%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	70%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	71%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	65%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	69%	0
Sat 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	69%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	52%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	49%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	44%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	36°2°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	38%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	35°2°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	39%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	58%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	43%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	73%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	67%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	70%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	70%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	72%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	45%	81%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	46%	91%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	99%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Drizzle	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	92%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	92%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	77%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 34°1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 34°1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
29°−2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 35°2°. Typical 59°15° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°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
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 58°14° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°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°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 58°14° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  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
43°6°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 36°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 54°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 54–62°.

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

Cache La Poudre River (CO) at Fort Collins

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 232 cfs

Reading from Fri 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Fri 1:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Cache La Poudre River (CO) above Fort Collins

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.1 ft

Reading from Fri 1:20 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FORT COLLINS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SatOct 17
+6°+3°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+10°+5°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:25 PM; Morning 7:03–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Wellington. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,100 ft, 85 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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Wellington, CO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cache La Poudre River (CO) at Fort Collins

Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins

Cache La Poudre River (CO) above Fort Collins

Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon

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