Observed 4:35 AM MDT at KBJC
Westminster, CO weather
Clear and 63°17°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 7 AM.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°), high 78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°).
Now 63°17°
Clear
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h
- From the south. 813–13 mph21 km/h through 5 PM
- Dew point
- 39°4°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 68Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
- Pressure
- 29.91 inHg1013 hPa
- Falling · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 2 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 69% | 75% | 0 |
| Fri 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 66% | 78% | 0 |
| Fri 7a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 69% | 80% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 66% | 62% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 58% | 29% | 0 |
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 43% | 12% | 1 |
| Fri 11a | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 35% | 44% | 2 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 29% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 25% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 22% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 20% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 21% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 21% | 57% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Partly cloudy | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 25% | 64% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 32% | 75% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Mostly clear | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 35% | 76% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 39% | 78% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 44% | 86% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 47% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 53% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Mostly clear | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 55% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 56% | 55% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 59% | 61% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 56% | 67% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 61% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 61% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 63% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 63% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 59% | 59% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 52% | 71% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 52% | 79% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 48% | 77% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 47% | 75% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 47% | 84% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 47% | 89% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 45% | 91% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 45% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 50% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 54% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 58% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 65% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 71% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 73% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 40% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 73% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 40% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 40% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 40% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 40% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 52% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 78°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 49°9°50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 40°5°40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–56°13°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Oct 25. Showers. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 39°4°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 58°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 49°9°50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 44°7°50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 52°11°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 44°7°30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 58°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 39°4°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 39°4°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 51°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 40°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 64°18°).
- High, likely
- 60°16°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–43°6°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 41°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 35°2°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 35°2°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 34°1°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 30°−1°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Snow showers. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 55°13°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 45°7°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 35°2°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
- 41°5°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 31°−1°–40°4°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 39°4°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 60°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 49°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 37°3°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
- 48°9°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–40°4°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 40°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 40°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 57°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–64°.
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
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 83% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 8
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 64°18° / 33°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 78°26° / 54°12°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 1973
- Record low
- 21°−6° in 2020
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +6°+3°SatOct 17
- +10°+6°SunOct 18
- +9°+5°MonOct 19
- +13°+7°TueOct 20
- +13°+7°WedOct 21
- +16°+9°ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Westminster weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 50 min
- Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:31–6:26 PM
- Morning 7:02–7:56 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:26–6:36 PM
- Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:42 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
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