Rain
Centennial5,823 ft
South-central suburbs on the gentle Palmer Divide rise.
The outlook
Expect rain to continue through Thursday, with a chance of stronger storms on the plains late in the day. Showers should linger into Friday, especially south of I-70. It remains cool.
The days ahead
Rest of today
through midnight
Rain
Tomorrow
Thu
Rain · much milder
Fri
Rain · milder
Rest of the week
Sat–Tue
Temperatures warming, rain Sat
2026 is running 7.1° warmer than the archive average so far.
Today is running 10° below the seasonal average for this date.
The record low for May 20 is 24°, set in 2017.
This heating season is running 21% milder than normal so far.
Right now
Conditions
- Wind
- mph NNW
- Humidity
- Pressure
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Dew point
- 43°
Next hour
Minute-by-minute
Rain ending in 3 min.
Next 48 hours
Hourly forecast
Wed, May 20 → Fri, May 22Mountain · midnight starts a new day
7-day outlook
The week ahead
- Today55°41°
Rain · 88% precip
- Thu70°41°
Rain · 52% precip
- Fri66°42°
Rain · 75% precip
- Sat72°46°
Rain · 70% precip
- Sun80°53°
Rain · 23% precip
- Mon80°56°
Rain · 54% precip
- Tue83°56°
Overcast · 32% precip
Sun & Moon
Light of day
sunrise
5:40 AM
sunset
8:11 PM
Daylight
14 hr 31 min
+1 min 38 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
30 J/kg
Stable air
Freezing level
10,827 ft
Altitude of the 32°F line
Cloud layers
low 75% · mid 78% · high 0%
Soil temp
57°
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
4,237(-21% vs normal)
Cooling degree-days· Since May 1
20(season just getting underway)
Year to date
+7.1°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.
May 20, across the years
2017–2025Each bar is May 20 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 (May 20, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.
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