As of 12:27 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today87°51°

Wind7mph SE

Humidity13%

UV index6Moderate

Arvada5,344 ft

Northwest metro, tucked against the foothills.

The outlook

Expect clear skies and warm temperatures today, likely reaching the upper 80s. Tomorrow brings more clouds and a slight chance of isolated showers over the higher elevations. Wednesday will be cooler with a chance of rain.

Next 10 hours68°–87°

87°68°

85°Now

86°1 PM

87°2 PM

87°3 PM

87°4 PM

86°5 PM

80°6 PM

74°7 PM

70°8 PM

68°9 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

87°64°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Tue

86°56°

Overcast

Wed

83°57°

Rain

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

84°59°

Temperatures cooling, rain Sun

The record high for October 5 is 85°, set in 2024.

Today is running 14° above the seasonal average for this date.

2026 is running 6.6° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today loses 2 min 34 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph SE
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 6Moderate
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 34°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now12:42 PM12:57 PM1:12 PM1:27 PM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Mon, Oct 5 → Wed, Oct 7Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Mon, Oct 5Now85°–6 mph

1 PM86°–8 mph

2 PM87°–7 mph

3 PM87°–7 mph

4 PM87°1%7 mph

5 PM86°1%6 mph

6 PM80°2%4 mph

7 PM74°4%4 mph

8 PM70°1%6 mph

9 PM68°–4 mph

10 PM66°–5 mph

11 PM64°–5 mph

Tue, Oct 612 AM61°–4 mph

1 AM60°–6 mph

2 AM60°–6 mph

3 AM60°–5 mph

4 AM59°–3 mph

5 AM57°–2 mph

6 AM56°–2 mph

7 AM56°–5 mph

8 AM60°–5 mph

9 AM69°–2 mph

10 AM77°–2 mph

11 AM82°–3 mph

12 PM84°–5 mph

1 PM86°–5 mph

2 PM86°1%5 mph

3 PM85°1%6 mph

4 PM84°1%6 mph

5 PM82°1%7 mph

6 PM77°2%7 mph

7 PM72°2%6 mph

8 PM71°1%3 mph

9 PM68°2%5 mph

10 PM67°2%7 mph

11 PM65°1%5 mph

Wed, Oct 712 AM63°1%5 mph

1 AM62°–5 mph

2 AM61°–3 mph

3 AM60°–4 mph

4 AM60°–3 mph

5 AM60°–3 mph

6 AM61°–2 mph

7 AM61°–2 mph

8 AM63°–2 mph

9 AM68°–1 mph

10 AM72°–2 mph

11 AM75°–4 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Partly cloudy
87°51°
Tue
Overcast
86°56°
Wed
Rain · 22% precip
83°57°
Thu
Overcast · 15% precip
82°59°
Fri
Overcast
84°59°
Sat
Rain · 16% precip
80°59°
Sun
Rain · 63% precip
75°59°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

7:00 AM

sunset

6:36 PM

Daylight

11 hr 35 min

−2 min 34 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Waning Crescent

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

0 J/kg

Stable air

Freezing level

15,289 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

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

Not enough archive data yet.

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

1,286(+54% vs normal)

Year to date

+6.6°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.

October 5, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is October 5 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 (October 5, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 12:27 PM Denver time

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