As of 3:18 AM

Clear

Feels like

Today86°56°

Wind7mph WSW

Humidity35%

UV index0Low

Littleton5,358 ft

Historic south metro along the South Platte.

The outlook

Expect unseasonably warm temperatures to continue through the weekend. There is a small chance of isolated showers over the mountains today, but the Front Range should remain dry. Winds will pick up on Saturday.

Next 10 hours56°–83°

83°56°

57°Now

58°4 AM

58°5 AM

56°6 AM

56°7 AM

60°8 AM

69°9 AM

76°10 AM

80°11 AM

83°12 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

86°56°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Sat

82°60°

Rain

Sun

83°63°

Rain

Rest of the week

Mon–Thu

82°50°

Temperatures cooling, rain Wed

The record high for October 9 is 83°, set in 2020.

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 30 sec of daylight against yesterday.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph WSW
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 0Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 36°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now3:33 AM3:48 AM4:03 AM4:18 AM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Fri, Oct 9 → Sun, Oct 11Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Fri, Oct 9Now57°–4 mph

4 AM58°–4 mph

5 AM58°–5 mph

6 AM56°–5 mph

7 AM56°–5 mph

8 AM60°–5 mph

9 AM69°–4 mph

10 AM76°–3 mph

11 AM80°–3 mph

12 PM83°–4 mph

1 PM84°–8 mph

2 PM85°–8 mph

3 PM86°–7 mph

4 PM85°9%10 mph

5 PM83°–10 mph

6 PM77°1%7 mph

7 PM71°1%5 mph

8 PM71°1%5 mph

9 PM68°1%5 mph

10 PM66°–5 mph

11 PM65°–5 mph

Sat, Oct 1012 AM64°–6 mph

1 AM63°–6 mph

2 AM62°–5 mph

3 AM61°–8 mph

4 AM61°–7 mph

5 AM60°–6 mph

6 AM60°–6 mph

7 AM60°–6 mph

8 AM63°–6 mph

9 AM70°1%7 mph

10 AM74°1%7 mph

11 AM79°1%8 mph

12 PM80°1%10 mph

1 PM81°1%9 mph

2 PM80°26%9 mph

3 PM81°16%9 mph

4 PM81°12%8 mph

5 PM78°16%11 mph

6 PM73°1%10 mph

7 PM74°–6 mph

8 PM72°–6 mph

9 PM70°–6 mph

10 PM68°–5 mph

11 PM68°–4 mph

Sun, Oct 1112 AM67°–4 mph

1 AM66°–4 mph

2 AM66°–5 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
86°56°
Sat
Rain · 26% precip
82°60°
Sun
Rain · 42% precip
83°63°
Mon
Clear
82°61°
Tue
Rain · 49% precip
72°58°
Wed
Rain · 55% precip
67°52°
Thu
Rain · 34% precip
68°50°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

7:04 AM

sunset

6:29 PM

Daylight

11 hr 25 min

−2 min 30 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

14,600 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

51°

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

1,204(+47% 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 9, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is October 9 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 9, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

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