As of 2:30 PM

Overcast

Feels like

Today55°41°

Wind9mph N

Humidity76%

UV index–

Highlands Ranch5,702 ft

High suburban shelf south of the city.

The outlook

Rain is likely today, continuing into Thursday. Expect some strong thunderstorms on the plains late Thursday. Friday will see lingering drizzle, mostly south of I-70.

Next 10 hours48°–52°

52°48°

52°Now

50°3 PM

50°4 PM

51°5 PM

49°6 PM

49°7 PM

48°8 PM

48°9 PM

48°10 PM

48°11 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

52°48°

Rain

Tomorrow

Thu

71°42°

Overcast · much milder

Fri

66°43°

Drizzle · milder

Rest of the week

Sat–Tue

83°46°

Temperatures warming

2026 is running 7.6° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today is running 10° below the seasonal average for this date.

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

The record low for May 20 is 20°, set in 2017.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph N
Humidity
Pressure

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

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Wed, May 20 → Fri, May 22Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Wed, May 20Now52°37%8 mph

3 PM50°57%16 mph

4 PM50°72%8 mph

5 PM51°76%10 mph

6 PM49°65%5 mph

7 PM49°38%3 mph

8 PM48°14%1 mph

9 PM48°10%2 mph

10 PM48°8%3 mph

11 PM48°9%2 mph

Thu, May 2112 AM47°5%0 mph

1 AM45°3%3 mph

2 AM45°1%5 mph

3 AM45°–5 mph

4 AM43°–7 mph

5 AM42°–6 mph

6 AM42°–5 mph

7 AM46°–5 mph

8 AM51°–6 mph

9 AM55°–4 mph

10 AM57°–2 mph

11 AM59°1%4 mph

12 PM62°1%5 mph

1 PM65°4%5 mph

2 PM67°10%5 mph

3 PM69°14%3 mph

4 PM70°12%2 mph

5 PM71°10%4 mph

6 PM70°16%6 mph

7 PM68°14%6 mph

8 PM60°14%9 mph

9 PM55°11%6 mph

10 PM53°13%5 mph

11 PM48°10%5 mph

Fri, May 2212 AM48°9%4 mph

1 AM49°48%3 mph

2 AM48°48%3 mph

3 AM47°48%3 mph

4 AM45°48%4 mph

5 AM44°48%5 mph

6 AM43°48%7 mph

7 AM43°29%4 mph

8 AM44°29%2 mph

9 AM46°29%3 mph

10 AM49°29%5 mph

11 AM52°29%5 mph

12 PM57°29%5 mph

1 PM61°19%6 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Rain · 76% precip
55°41°
Thu
Overcast · 16% precip
71°42°
Fri
Drizzle · 48% precip
66°43°
Sat
Rain · 44% precip
71°46°
Sun
Drizzle
79°51°
Mon
Drizzle · 26% precip
80°54°
Tue
Overcast · 42% precip
83°54°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:41 AM

sunset

8:11 PM

Daylight

14 hr 31 min

+1 min 38 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

70 J/kg

Stable air

Freezing level

10,761 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 100% · mid 65% · high 0%

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

4,437(-21% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

13(season just getting underway)

Year to date

+7.6°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.

May 20, across the years

2017–2025

Each 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.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 2:54 PM Denver time

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