As of 2:52 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today88°53°

Wind7mph E

Humidity13%

UV index4Moderate

Lakewood5,522 ft

West metro, the last flat ground before the foothills.

The outlook

It's going to be unseasonably warm today, likely tying the record high. Expect a few more clouds tomorrow, but still warm, with a slight chance of isolated showers in the higher elevations. Wednesday will be similar with overcast skies.

Next 10 hours65°–88°

88°65°

87°Now

88°3 PM

87°4 PM

86°5 PM

82°6 PM

76°7 PM

70°8 PM

70°9 PM

67°10 PM

65°11 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

88°65°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Tue

85°57°

Overcast

Wed

83°56°

Overcast · colder

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

84°58°

Temperatures cooling, rain Sun

The record high for October 5 is 85°, set in 2024.

Today is running 17° above the seasonal average for this date.

2026 is running 5.8° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today loses 2 min 33 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph E
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 4Moderate
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 34°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now3:07 PM3:22 PM3:37 PM3:52 PM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Mon, Oct 5 → Wed, Oct 7Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Mon, Oct 5Now87°–6 mph

3 PM88°–7 mph

4 PM87°1%8 mph

5 PM86°1%7 mph

6 PM82°1%4 mph

7 PM76°–4 mph

8 PM70°–5 mph

9 PM70°–5 mph

10 PM67°–4 mph

11 PM65°–3 mph

Tue, Oct 612 AM64°–7 mph

1 AM64°–6 mph

2 AM63°–5 mph

3 AM61°–5 mph

4 AM59°–3 mph

5 AM57°–5 mph

6 AM57°–6 mph

7 AM58°–5 mph

8 AM61°–5 mph

9 AM70°–2 mph

10 AM78°–2 mph

11 AM81°–4 mph

12 PM84°–6 mph

1 PM85°–5 mph

2 PM85°1%5 mph

3 PM85°1%6 mph

4 PM84°1%6 mph

5 PM82°1%6 mph

6 PM77°2%4 mph

7 PM73°2%4 mph

8 PM70°2%5 mph

9 PM69°2%4 mph

10 PM68°2%7 mph

11 PM67°1%6 mph

Wed, Oct 712 AM64°1%5 mph

1 AM62°–3 mph

2 AM61°–3 mph

3 AM59°–4 mph

4 AM58°–5 mph

5 AM58°–5 mph

6 AM58°–5 mph

7 AM56°–5 mph

8 AM58°–5 mph

9 AM66°–1 mph

10 AM72°–2 mph

11 AM75°–3 mph

12 PM78°–4 mph

1 PM81°6%6 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
88°53°
Tue
Overcast
85°57°
Wed
Overcast
83°56°
Thu
Overcast
83°59°
Fri
Drizzle
84°59°
Sat
Rain · 22% precip
81°59°
Sun
Rain · 61% precip
74°58°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

7:00 AM

sunset

6:36 PM

Daylight

11 hr 35 min

−2 min 33 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Waning 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

15,518 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

89°

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

Not enough archive data yet.

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

1,021(+49% vs normal)

Year to date

+5.8°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.

October 5, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is October 5 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 (October 5, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

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