As of 3:15 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today87°53°

Wind7mph E

Humidity10%

UV index–

Aurora5,407 ft

The metro's eastern edge, open to plains weather.

The outlook

Expect clear skies today and temperatures in the upper 80s. Tomorrow will be cooler with overcast skies, and a slight chance of isolated showers for the higher elevations. Wednesday looks similar to Tuesday.

Next 10 hours62°–87°

87°62°

87°Now

87°4 PM

86°5 PM

82°6 PM

75°7 PM

73°8 PM

70°9 PM

69°10 PM

65°11 PM

62°12 AM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

87°65°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Tue

85°59°

Overcast

Wed

83°55°

Overcast

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

83°57°

Temperatures cooling

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

Today is running 15° above the seasonal average for this date.

2026 is running 5.8° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today loses 2 min 34 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph E
Humidity
Pressure

Minute-by-minute precipitation isn't available for this city right now.

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

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

Mon, Oct 5Now87°–8 mph

4 PM87°–9 mph

5 PM86°1%7 mph

6 PM82°1%6 mph

7 PM75°1%6 mph

8 PM73°1%7 mph

9 PM70°–6 mph

10 PM69°–8 mph

11 PM65°–7 mph

Tue, Oct 612 AM62°–6 mph

1 AM61°–7 mph

2 AM61°–6 mph

3 AM61°–7 mph

4 AM59°–7 mph

5 AM60°–9 mph

6 AM60°–8 mph

7 AM59°–7 mph

8 AM62°–6 mph

9 AM70°–5 mph

10 AM77°–2 mph

11 AM80°–1 mph

12 PM83°–4 mph

1 PM84°–3 mph

2 PM85°–4 mph

3 PM85°–5 mph

4 PM85°–7 mph

5 PM84°1%8 mph

6 PM80°2%6 mph

7 PM76°2%5 mph

8 PM74°1%10 mph

9 PM71°2%7 mph

10 PM69°2%2 mph

11 PM68°1%3 mph

Wed, Oct 712 AM65°1%7 mph

1 AM62°1%5 mph

2 AM61°1%5 mph

3 AM61°–6 mph

4 AM59°–5 mph

5 AM58°–6 mph

6 AM57°–6 mph

7 AM55°–6 mph

8 AM58°–5 mph

9 AM65°–3 mph

10 AM71°–3 mph

11 AM75°–3 mph

12 PM78°–4 mph

1 PM80°3%5 mph

2 PM82°3%7 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
87°53°
Tue
Overcast
85°59°
Wed
Overcast · 16% precip
83°55°
Thu
Drizzle · 16% precip
83°63°
Fri
Drizzle
83°60°
Sat
Overcast
81°63°
Sun
Drizzle · 21% precip
74°57°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

6:59 AM

sunset

6:35 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

15,486 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

98°

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

1,230(+42% vs normal)

Year to date

+5.8°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.

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