As of 3:15 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today88°53°

Wind8mph E

Humidity9%

UV index–

Littleton5,358 ft

Historic south metro along the South Platte.

The outlook

It's going to be unseasonably warm today, possibly tying the record high. Expect cooler temperatures with overcast skies and a slight chance of isolated showers in the mountains by Tuesday. The warmth continues through the week.

Next 10 hours64°–88°

88°64°

88°Now

88°4 PM

86°5 PM

82°6 PM

75°7 PM

71°8 PM

68°9 PM

66°10 PM

65°11 PM

64°12 AM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

88°65°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Tue

86°58°

Overcast

Wed

84°56°

Overcast

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

84°59°

Temperatures cooling

The record high for October 5 is 84°, set in 2024.

Today is running 15° above the seasonal average for this date.

2026 is running 5.7° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today loses 2 min 34 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph E
Humidity
Pressure

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

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

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

Mon, Oct 5Now88°–10 mph

4 PM88°1%9 mph

5 PM86°1%9 mph

6 PM82°1%6 mph

7 PM75°–6 mph

8 PM71°–6 mph

9 PM68°–5 mph

10 PM66°–6 mph

11 PM65°–6 mph

Tue, Oct 612 AM64°–7 mph

1 AM63°–6 mph

2 AM64°–6 mph

3 AM61°–7 mph

4 AM59°–7 mph

5 AM59°–7 mph

6 AM58°–7 mph

7 AM58°–7 mph

8 AM61°–6 mph

9 AM70°–5 mph

10 AM77°–1 mph

11 AM81°–3 mph

12 PM83°–4 mph

1 PM84°–3 mph

2 PM85°–4 mph

3 PM86°1%7 mph

4 PM86°1%8 mph

5 PM84°2%8 mph

6 PM81°3%5 mph

7 PM76°3%6 mph

8 PM73°2%15 mph

9 PM72°2%8 mph

10 PM71°2%3 mph

11 PM67°2%6 mph

Wed, Oct 712 AM65°2%5 mph

1 AM64°1%4 mph

2 AM63°1%3 mph

3 AM62°1%6 mph

4 AM59°1%5 mph

5 AM58°1%4 mph

6 AM57°1%5 mph

7 AM56°–5 mph

8 AM58°–4 mph

9 AM66°–2 mph

10 AM71°–1 mph

11 AM75°–3 mph

12 PM78°–4 mph

1 PM80°5%5 mph

2 PM82°5%7 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
88°53°
Tue
Overcast
86°58°
Wed
Overcast · 15% precip
84°56°
Thu
Overcast · 15% precip
84°64°
Fri
Overcast
84°64°
Sat
Partly cloudy
81°63°
Sun
Drizzle · 21% precip
75°59°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

7:00 AM

sunset

6:35 PM

Daylight

11 hr 36 min

−2 min 34 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

94°

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

1,192(+46% vs normal)

Year to date

+5.7°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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