As of 10:12 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today88°57°

Wind4mph NNW

Humidity31%

UV index0Low

Highlands Ranch5,702 ft

High suburban shelf south of the city.

The outlook

An Air Quality Alert is in effect until 4 PM Tuesday. We'll see sunny skies and warm temperatures today, with highs near 88. Expect similar warmth tomorrow, but with increasing clouds and a chance for some thunderstorms to develop, especially later in the afternoon.

Next 10 hours60°–72°

72°60°

72°Now

69°11 PM

69°12 AM

68°1 AM

65°2 AM

63°3 AM

62°4 AM

60°5 AM

61°6 AM

64°7 AM

The days ahead

Overnight

into the morning

60°

Clear

Tomorrow

Tue

91°60°

Overcast

Wed

92°59°

Overcast

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

96°58°

Holding steady

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

The record high for June 29 is 94°, set in 2018.

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

On June 29, Highlands Ranch normally reaches 87°.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph NNW
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 0Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 41°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now10:27 PM10:42 PM10:57 PM11:12 PM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Mon, Jun 29 → Wed, Jul 1Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Mon, Jun 29Now72°–7 mph

11 PM69°–7 mph

Tue, Jun 3012 AM69°–7 mph

1 AM68°–7 mph

2 AM65°–6 mph

3 AM63°–9 mph

4 AM62°–10 mph

5 AM60°–8 mph

6 AM61°–9 mph

7 AM64°–8 mph

8 AM69°–10 mph

9 AM73°–12 mph

10 AM78°–11 mph

11 AM81°–13 mph

12 PM85°–15 mph

1 PM89°1%18 mph

2 PM90°1%23 mph

3 PM89°1%20 mph

4 PM91°2%22 mph

5 PM88°2%21 mph

6 PM86°2%22 mph

7 PM82°2%15 mph

8 PM79°2%15 mph

9 PM76°2%10 mph

10 PM73°2%6 mph

11 PM70°1%6 mph

Wed, Jul 112 AM66°1%3 mph

1 AM64°–5 mph

2 AM63°–5 mph

3 AM61°–5 mph

4 AM61°–8 mph

5 AM60°–9 mph

6 AM61°–9 mph

7 AM66°–9 mph

8 AM73°–9 mph

9 AM78°–9 mph

10 AM82°–7 mph

11 AM84°–4 mph

12 PM86°–9 mph

1 PM89°3%12 mph

2 PM91°3%7 mph

3 PM92°3%11 mph

4 PM92°3%12 mph

5 PM90°3%11 mph

6 PM89°3%13 mph

7 PM87°3%18 mph

8 PM77°3%3 mph

9 PM71°3%4 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Clear
88°57°
Tue
Overcast
91°60°
Wed
Overcast
92°59°
Thu
Overcast
94°58°
Fri
Overcast
96°59°
Sat
Overcast
92°62°
Sun
Partly cloudy · 19% precip
91°59°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:35 AM

sunset

8:31 PM

Daylight

14 hr 56 min

−0 min 27 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Full Moon

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

15,420 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

65°

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

179(+23% 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.

June 29, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is June 29 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 29, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 10:12 PM Denver time

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