Clear
Castle Pines6,558 ft
The high south end of the metro, often the coolest of the thirteen.
The outlook
An Air Quality Alert is in effect until Tuesday afternoon. Expect clear skies tonight, with a high near 85 tomorrow. Wednesday will be similar, remaining overcast with a high in the high 80s.
The days ahead
Overnight
into the morning
Clear
Tomorrow
Tue
Overcast
Wed
Overcast
Rest of the week
Thu–Sun
Holding steady
2026 is running 5.6° warmer than the archive average so far.
The record high for June 29 is 91°, set in 2022.
This heating season is running 17% milder than normal so far.
Today is running 2° above the seasonal average for this date.
Right now
Conditions
- Wind
- mph SSE
- 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
- Today85°54°
Clear
- Tue86°54°
Overcast
- Wed87°56°
Overcast
- Thu91°54°
Overcast
- Fri92°53°
Overcast
- Sat88°56°
Overcast
- Sun88°54°
Rain · 30% precip
Sun & Moon
Light of day
sunrise
5:35 AM
sunset
8:30 PM
Daylight
14 hr 55 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
50 J/kg
Stable air
Freezing level
15,551 ft
Altitude of the 32°F line
Cloud layers
low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%
Soil temp
62°
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
85(+6% vs normal)
Year to date
+5.6°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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