As of 1:42 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today95°69°

Wind12mph NE

Humidity14%

UV index11Extreme

Lakewood5,522 ft

West metro, the last flat ground before the foothills.

The outlook

The Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions ends this afternoon. Expect very warm temperatures today with breezy winds. Tomorrow will be cooler with overcast skies.

Next 10 hours76°–95°

95°76°

93°Now

93°2 PM

94°3 PM

95°4 PM

95°5 PM

94°6 PM

92°7 PM

87°8 PM

80°9 PM

76°10 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

95°72°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Thu

90°56°

Overcast · colder

Fri

85°63°

Overcast · colder

Rest of the week

Sat–Tue

94°57°

Temperatures cooling, rain Mon

The record high for June 17 is 97°, set in 2021.

2026 is running 7.2° 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 NE
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 11Extreme
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 43°

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 17Now93°–12 mph

2 PM93°–17 mph

3 PM94°–15 mph

4 PM95°–16 mph

5 PM95°–16 mph

6 PM94°1%18 mph

7 PM92°–14 mph

8 PM87°1%12 mph

9 PM80°1%10 mph

10 PM76°1%11 mph

11 PM72°1%13 mph

Thu, Jun 1812 AM69°2%11 mph

1 AM67°2%8 mph

2 AM65°2%9 mph

3 AM63°1%6 mph

4 AM61°1%4 mph

5 AM59°–4 mph

6 AM56°–4 mph

7 AM61°–4 mph

8 AM65°–4 mph

9 AM68°–3 mph

10 AM73°–3 mph

11 AM77°–5 mph

12 PM81°–5 mph

1 PM85°–5 mph

2 PM87°–5 mph

3 PM89°–6 mph

4 PM90°–6 mph

5 PM90°1%6 mph

6 PM89°1%6 mph

7 PM87°1%7 mph

8 PM83°1%9 mph

9 PM78°1%7 mph

10 PM75°–7 mph

11 PM74°–6 mph

Fri, Jun 1912 AM72°–6 mph

1 AM72°–7 mph

2 AM70°–4 mph

3 AM68°–4 mph

4 AM68°–5 mph

5 AM66°–7 mph

6 AM63°–7 mph

7 AM64°–7 mph

8 AM64°–7 mph

9 AM66°–7 mph

10 AM69°–7 mph

11 AM72°–8 mph

12 PM75°–8 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
95°69°
Thu
Overcast
90°56°
Fri
Overcast
85°63°
Sat
Overcast
94°66°
Sun
Rain · 68% precip
90°65°
Mon
Rain · 80% precip
64°60°
Tue
Rain · 50% precip
85°57°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:32 AM

sunset

8:30 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

16,437 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

105°

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

4,376(-21% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

79(+27% vs normal)

Year to date

+7.2°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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