Overcast
Golden5,686 ft
Right where the foothills begin, the first to catch a mountain storm.
The outlook
An Air Quality Alert is in effect until Wednesday morning. Expect hazy conditions today with a slight chance of a strong storm moving through late this afternoon. It will remain warm and dry through the next few days.
The days ahead
Rest of today
through midnight
Overcast
Tomorrow
Wed
Overcast
Thu
Overcast
Rest of the week
Fri–Mon
Holding steady, rain Mon
The record high for June 30 is 88°, set in 2019.
2026 is running 7.0° warmer than the archive average so far.
Today is running 10° above the seasonal average for this date.
This heating season is running 22% milder than normal so far.
Right now
Conditions
- Wind
- mph W
- Humidity
- Pressure
- UV index
- 2Low
- Visibility
- 6 mi
- Dew point
- 44°
Next hour
Minute-by-minute
No precipitation expected in the next hour.
Next 48 hours
Hourly forecast
Tue, Jun 30 → Thu, Jul 2Mountain · midnight starts a new day
7-day outlook
The week ahead
- Today88°59°
Overcast
- Wed90°59°
Overcast
- Thu91°61°
Overcast
- Fri91°67°
Overcast
- Sat92°69°
Overcast
- Sun90°68°
Rain · 36% precip
- Mon93°69°
Rain · 67% precip
Sun & Moon
Light of day
sunrise
5:36 AM
sunset
8:33 PM
Daylight
14 hr 57 min
−0 min 31 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
30 J/kg
Stable air
Freezing level
16,043 ft
Altitude of the 32°F line
Cloud layers
low 0% · mid 78% · high 0%
Soil temp
94°
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
172(+39% vs normal)
Year to date
+7.0°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 30, across the years
2017–2025Each bar is June 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 (June 30, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.
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