Clear
Castle Pines6,558 ft
The high south end of the metro, often the coolest of the thirteen.
The outlook
A Red Flag Warning is in effect this afternoon for critical fire weather conditions. Expect hot and breezy weather today, with winds gusting up to 35 mph. Cooler and overcast conditions arrive tomorrow, followed by rain on Friday.
The days ahead
Rest of today
through midnight
Overcast
Tomorrow
Thu
Overcast · colder
Fri
Rain · colder
Rest of the week
Sat–Tue
Temperatures cooling, thunderstorms Mon
The record high for June 17 is 93°, set in 2021.
2026 is running 5.8° warmer than the archive average so far.
Today is running 11° above the seasonal average for this date.
This heating season is running 17% milder than normal so far.
Right now
Conditions
- Wind
- mph E
- Humidity
- Pressure
- UV index
- 11Very high
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Dew point
- 35°
Next 48 hours
Hourly forecast
Wed, Jun 17 → Fri, Jun 19Mountain · midnight starts a new day
7-day outlook
The week ahead
- Today91°66°
Overcast
- Thu84°52°
Overcast
- Fri80°56°
Rain
- Sat88°53°
Overcast
- Sun83°53°
Rain · 68% precip
- Mon61°53°
Thunderstorms · 84% precip
- Tue80°49°
Rain · 69% precip
Sun & Moon
Light of day
sunrise
5:32 AM
sunset
8:28 PM
Daylight
14 hr 57 min
+0 min 15 sec vs yesterday
Moon
Waxing Crescent
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
0 J/kg
Stable air
Freezing level
16,634 ft
Altitude of the 32°F line
Cloud layers
low 0% · mid 0% · high 1%
Soil temp
109°
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
5,069(-17% vs normal)
Cooling degree-days· Since May 1
28(-20% vs normal)
Year to date
+5.8°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 17, across the years
2017–2025Each bar is June 17 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 17, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.
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