As of 1:42 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today94°70°

Wind13mph N

Humidity14%

UV index11Extreme

Golden5,686 ft

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

The outlook

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the mountains and valleys today until 8 PM. Expect hot, breezy conditions with gusts up to 35 mph on the Front Range. Thursday will be cooler with overcast skies.

Next 10 hours75°–94°

94°75°

92°Now

92°2 PM

93°3 PM

94°4 PM

94°5 PM

93°6 PM

91°7 PM

86°8 PM

79°9 PM

75°10 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

94°72°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Thu

90°56°

Overcast

Fri

83°63°

Overcast · colder

Rest of the week

Sat–Tue

92°56°

Temperatures cooling, rain Mon

The record high for June 17 is 96°, set in 2021.

2026 is running 7.3° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today is running 13° above the seasonal average for this date.

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

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph N
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 11Extreme
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 42°

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

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Wed, Jun 17 → Fri, Jun 19Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Wed, Jun 17Now92°–12 mph

2 PM92°–15 mph

3 PM93°–16 mph

4 PM94°–18 mph

5 PM94°–18 mph

6 PM93°1%15 mph

7 PM91°–12 mph

8 PM86°–6 mph

9 PM79°1%10 mph

10 PM75°1%11 mph

11 PM72°1%11 mph

Thu, Jun 1812 AM69°1%10 mph

1 AM66°1%8 mph

2 AM65°1%7 mph

3 AM62°1%4 mph

4 AM61°1%3 mph

5 AM58°–4 mph

6 AM56°–3 mph

7 AM60°–3 mph

8 AM64°–4 mph

9 AM67°–4 mph

10 AM71°–5 mph

11 AM76°–6 mph

12 PM80°–7 mph

1 PM83°–8 mph

2 PM86°–7 mph

3 PM88°–8 mph

4 PM90°–9 mph

5 PM89°–9 mph

6 PM88°–9 mph

7 PM85°1%8 mph

8 PM82°1%5 mph

9 PM78°1%5 mph

10 PM76°–7 mph

11 PM75°–7 mph

Fri, Jun 1912 AM74°–7 mph

1 AM72°–6 mph

2 AM70°–5 mph

3 AM69°–5 mph

4 AM68°–4 mph

5 AM66°–3 mph

6 AM63°–3 mph

7 AM64°–5 mph

8 AM64°–6 mph

9 AM65°–6 mph

10 AM68°–6 mph

11 AM71°–7 mph

12 PM74°–8 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
94°70°
Thu
Overcast
90°56°
Fri
Overcast
83°63°
Sat
Overcast
92°65°
Sun
Rain · 67% precip
88°64°
Mon
Rain · 80% precip
62°59°
Tue
Rain · 37% precip
82°56°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:32 AM

sunset

8:31 PM

Daylight

14 hr 59 min

+0 min 14 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Waxing Crescent

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

16,339 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

110°

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

81(+40% vs normal)

Year to date

+7.3°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.

June 17, across the years

2017–2025

Each 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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