Clear
Aurora5,407 ft
The metro's eastern edge, open to plains weather.
The outlook
An Air Quality Alert is in effect until 4 PM Tuesday. Expect hot and dry conditions to continue with highs in the upper 80s today and low 90s Tuesday and Wednesday. There is a chance for thunderstorms on Tuesday, with a few strong storms possible in far northeastern Colorado.
The days ahead
Overnight
into the morning
Clear
Tomorrow
Tue
Overcast
Wed
Overcast · milder
Rest of the week
Thu–Sun
Holding steady
2026 is running 6.9° warmer than the archive average so far.
The record high for June 29 is 94°, set in 2022.
This heating season is running 23% milder than normal so far.
On June 29, Aurora normally reaches 87°.
Right now
Conditions
- Wind
- mph S
- Humidity
- Pressure
- UV index
- 0Low
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Dew point
- 38°
Next hour
Minute-by-minute
No precipitation expected in the next hour.
Next 48 hours
Hourly forecast
Mon, Jun 29 → Wed, Jul 1Mountain · midnight starts a new day
7-day outlook
The week ahead
- Today88°59°
Overcast
- Tue92°59°
Overcast
- Wed93°59°
Overcast
- Thu94°64°
Overcast
- Fri95°67°
Overcast
- Sat95°68°
Overcast
- Sun94°67°
Overcast
Sun & Moon
Light of day
sunrise
5:34 AM
sunset
8:31 PM
Daylight
14 hr 57 min
−0 min 27 sec vs yesterday
Moon
Full Moon
Storm tracker
Live radar
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
20 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
72°
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
4,110(-23% vs normal)
Cooling degree-days· Since May 1
251(+50% vs normal)
Year to date
+6.9°warmer than the archive average
The year in temperature
2016–2026 avgAverage temperature each month, with heating and cooling degree-days, averaged across these years. This month is outlined.
June 29, across the years
2017–2025Each bar is June 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 (June 29, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.
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