As of 12:39 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today95°71°

Wind13mph WNW

Humidity13%

UV index11Extreme

Highlands Ranch5,702 ft

High suburban shelf south of the city.

The outlook

A Red Flag Warning is in effect today until 8 PM for critical fire weather conditions. Expect it to be very warm today, with breezy winds. Tomorrow will be cooler and overcast. Rain chances increase Friday.

Next 10 hours80°–94°

94°80°

90°Now

91°1 PM

93°2 PM

93°3 PM

94°4 PM

94°5 PM

94°6 PM

92°7 PM

86°8 PM

80°9 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

94°72°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Thu

89°56°

Overcast · colder

Fri

83°60°

Rain · sharply colder

Rest of the week

Sat–Tue

93°52°

Temperatures cooling, thunderstorms Mon

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

2026 is running 6.6° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today is running 12° above the seasonal average for this date.

This heating season is running 21% milder than normal so far.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph WNW
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 11Extreme
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 38°

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 17Now90°–20 mph

1 PM91°–17 mph

2 PM93°–17 mph

3 PM93°–16 mph

4 PM94°–18 mph

5 PM94°–14 mph

6 PM94°1%21 mph

7 PM92°–17 mph

8 PM86°1%9 mph

9 PM80°1%9 mph

10 PM75°1%8 mph

11 PM72°1%11 mph

Thu, Jun 1812 AM68°2%10 mph

1 AM66°2%8 mph

2 AM64°2%7 mph

3 AM62°1%6 mph

4 AM60°1%4 mph

5 AM58°–5 mph

6 AM56°–6 mph

7 AM61°–7 mph

8 AM66°–6 mph

9 AM69°–7 mph

10 AM74°–6 mph

11 AM78°–6 mph

12 PM81°–6 mph

1 PM85°–6 mph

2 PM87°–7 mph

3 PM88°–7 mph

4 PM89°1%8 mph

5 PM89°1%9 mph

6 PM87°1%11 mph

7 PM85°1%12 mph

8 PM81°1%13 mph

9 PM77°1%16 mph

10 PM75°–15 mph

11 PM74°–15 mph

Fri, Jun 1912 AM73°–13 mph

1 AM71°–8 mph

2 AM70°–8 mph

3 AM68°–7 mph

4 AM66°–5 mph

5 AM64°–4 mph

6 AM60°–7 mph

7 AM62°–8 mph

8 AM64°–10 mph

9 AM66°–10 mph

10 AM68°–10 mph

11 AM72°–9 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
95°71°
Thu
Overcast
89°56°
Fri
Rain
83°60°
Sat
Overcast
93°58°
Sun
Rain · 68% precip
88°58°
Mon
Thunderstorms · 82% precip
66°56°
Tue
Rain · 61% precip
85°52°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:32 AM

sunset

8:29 PM

Daylight

14 hr 58 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

16,798 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

112°

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

4,437(-21% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

78(+11% vs normal)

Year to date

+6.6°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.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 12:39 PM Denver time

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