As of 3:15 AM

Overcast

Feels like

Today86°63°

Wind7mph SW

Humidity40%

UV index–

Golden5,686 ft

Right where the foothills begin, the first to catch a mountain storm.

The outlook

Showers are likely this afternoon. Expect a chance of drizzle Monday and Tuesday.

Next 10 hours63°–83°

83°63°

65°Now

66°4 AM

66°5 AM

63°6 AM

65°7 AM

69°8 AM

75°9 AM

79°10 AM

82°11 AM

83°12 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

86°63°

Rain

Tomorrow

Mon

84°64°

Drizzle

Tue

82°64°

Drizzle

Rest of the week

Wed–Sat

88°66°

Holding steady

The record high for August 30 is 90°, set in 2021.

2026 is running 6.3° warmer than the archive average so far.

This heating season is running 22% milder than normal so far.

Today loses 2 min 27 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph SW
Humidity
Pressure

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

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Sun, Aug 30 → Tue, Sep 1Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Sun, Aug 30Now65°1%7 mph

4 AM66°1%4 mph

5 AM66°–3 mph

6 AM63°–3 mph

7 AM65°–5 mph

8 AM69°–5 mph

9 AM75°–1 mph

10 AM79°1%4 mph

11 AM82°1%6 mph

12 PM83°2%5 mph

1 PM85°7%8 mph

2 PM86°11%5 mph

3 PM78°30%12 mph

4 PM80°10%33 mph

5 PM81°9%26 mph

6 PM80°12%17 mph

7 PM76°9%9 mph

8 PM71°8%9 mph

9 PM69°7%6 mph

10 PM68°5%6 mph

11 PM67°2%12 mph

Mon, Aug 3112 AM66°2%10 mph

1 AM65°1%8 mph

2 AM65°1%9 mph

3 AM64°1%9 mph

4 AM64°1%8 mph

5 AM64°1%8 mph

6 AM65°1%9 mph

7 AM66°1%11 mph

8 AM71°1%7 mph

9 AM75°1%2 mph

10 AM77°1%7 mph

11 AM79°1%7 mph

12 PM82°1%7 mph

1 PM83°3%9 mph

2 PM83°7%9 mph

3 PM84°62%10 mph

4 PM78°62%12 mph

5 PM79°62%6 mph

6 PM79°62%5 mph

7 PM77°67%8 mph

8 PM70°67%12 mph

9 PM65°67%5 mph

10 PM66°67%2 mph

11 PM66°67%2 mph

Tue, Sep 112 AM66°67%2 mph

1 AM66°21%2 mph

2 AM66°21%3 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Rain · 30% precip
86°63°
Mon
Drizzle · 67% precip
84°64°
Tue
Drizzle · 67% precip
82°64°
Wed
Drizzle · 25% precip
86°66°
Thu
Drizzle
88°66°
Fri
Overcast · 31% precip
86°69°
Sat
Overcast · 27% precip
86°67°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

6:27 AM

sunset

7:35 PM

Daylight

13 hr 08 min

−2 min 27 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Waning Gibbous

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

16,142 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 3% · high 99%

Soil temp

60°

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

4,361(-22% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

865(+50% vs normal)

Year to date

+6.3°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.

August 30, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is August 30 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 (August 30, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 3:46 AM Denver time

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