As of 11:55 AM

Overcast

Feels like

Today91°65°

Wind6mph ESE

Humidity23%

UV index8High

Arvada5,344 ft

Northwest metro, tucked against the foothills.

The outlook

Expect more showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and evening. This active weather pattern continues through Monday.

Next 10 hours71°–91°

91°71°

89°Now

91°12 PM

90°1 PM

85°2 PM

88°3 PM

85°4 PM

84°5 PM

85°6 PM

76°7 PM

71°8 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

91°65°

Rain

Tomorrow

Sun

89°61°

Rain

Mon

86°64°

Rain · colder

Rest of the week

Tue–Fri

92°66°

Holding steady, overcast Tue

The record high for August 29 is 90°, set in 2019.

2026 is running 7.0° warmer than the archive average so far.

This heating season is running 24% milder than normal so far.

Today is running 7° above the seasonal average for this date.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph ESE
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 8High
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 49°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now12:10 PM12:25 PM12:40 PM12:55 PM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Sat, Aug 29 → Mon, Aug 31Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Sat, Aug 29Now89°–4 mph

12 PM91°1%8 mph

1 PM90°1%7 mph

2 PM85°15%8 mph

3 PM88°54%8 mph

4 PM85°50%10 mph

5 PM84°40%11 mph

6 PM85°29%8 mph

7 PM76°55%13 mph

8 PM71°59%10 mph

9 PM70°47%6 mph

10 PM67°46%5 mph

11 PM65°39%5 mph

Sun, Aug 3012 AM65°38%3 mph

1 AM64°10%3 mph

2 AM63°11%3 mph

3 AM63°1%4 mph

4 AM63°1%4 mph

5 AM62°1%4 mph

6 AM62°–3 mph

7 AM63°–3 mph

8 AM69°–4 mph

9 AM74°1%5 mph

10 AM79°–5 mph

11 AM82°–5 mph

12 PM87°–8 mph

1 PM86°2%10 mph

2 PM88°5%9 mph

3 PM84°44%11 mph

4 PM75°37%10 mph

5 PM72°32%6 mph

6 PM76°26%10 mph

7 PM74°5%7 mph

8 PM72°2%3 mph

9 PM68°2%6 mph

10 PM66°2%5 mph

11 PM65°7%4 mph

Mon, Aug 3112 AM65°7%5 mph

1 AM67°–5 mph

2 AM67°–4 mph

3 AM67°–4 mph

4 AM67°–4 mph

5 AM68°–3 mph

6 AM69°–4 mph

7 AM71°1%3 mph

8 AM72°1%3 mph

9 AM75°1%2 mph

10 AM78°1%3 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Rain · 62% precip
91°65°
Sun
Rain · 46% precip
89°61°
Mon
Rain · 77% precip
86°64°
Tue
Overcast · 57% precip
88°66°
Wed
Overcast
88°70°
Thu
Drizzle
92°71°
Fri
Drizzle
85°71°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

6:25 AM

sunset

7:36 PM

Daylight

13 hr 11 min

−2 min 26 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Waning Gibbous

Storm tracker

Live radar

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Radar by RainViewer · 7-day precipitation forecast by Open-Meteo · basemap OpenFreeMap. Radar covers the past two hours plus a 30-minute nowcast; the 7-day layer is a precipitation forecast.

AdvancedAtmospheric detail & vertical profile

Atmospheric readings

Instability

220 J/kg

Stable air

Freezing level

16,306 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 99% · high 100%

Soil temp

93°

Ground surface

Vertical profile

Temperature and wind from the surface up through the upper atmosphere.

Climate

How today sits against the record

Open-Meteo archive, 2016–2026

This season's pace

A running total of heating and cooling demand in degree-days, measured against the multi-year average. It is a sum of degrees, not a count of days.

Heating degree-days· Since Oct 1

4,165(-24% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

1,088(+55% vs normal)

Year to date

+7.0°warmer than the archive average

The year in temperature

2016–2026 avg

Average temperature each month, with heating and cooling degree-days, averaged across these years. This month is outlined.

August 29, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is August 29 only: observed low at the bottom, high at the top. Accent fill is 2026. Dashed lines are the archive’s typical high/low for that date.

Legend

Frosted bars = other years
Solid accent = 2026
Accent dashes: avg high (August 29, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 11:55 AM Denver time

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