As of 1:30 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today98°69°

Wind15mph NNW

Humidity9%

UV index–

Littleton5,358 ft

Historic south metro along the South Platte.

The outlook

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the mountains and valleys until 8 PM tonight, with gusty winds and dry conditions creating a fire risk. Expect it to be very warm today, with temperatures reaching the mid 90s. A significant cool down and overcast skies arrive Thursday.

Next 10 hours79°–98°

98°79°

94°Now

96°2 PM

98°3 PM

98°4 PM

97°5 PM

95°6 PM

93°7 PM

89°8 PM

83°9 PM

79°10 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

98°74°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Thu

92°56°

Overcast · colder

Fri

86°63°

Overcast · sharply colder

Rest of the week

Sat–Tue

95°58°

Temperatures cooling, drizzle Mon

The record high for June 17 is 98°, set in 2021.

Today is running 14° above the seasonal average for this date.

2026 is running 7.0° warmer than the archive average so far.

This heating season is running 22% milder than normal so far.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph NNW
Humidity
Pressure

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 17Now94°–15 mph

2 PM96°–13 mph

3 PM98°–14 mph

4 PM98°–11 mph

5 PM97°–15 mph

6 PM95°1%19 mph

7 PM93°–16 mph

8 PM89°1%9 mph

9 PM83°1%5 mph

10 PM79°2%5 mph

11 PM74°2%14 mph

Thu, Jun 1812 AM69°3%13 mph

1 AM66°2%8 mph

2 AM64°2%6 mph

3 AM61°2%2 mph

4 AM60°1%3 mph

5 AM58°–5 mph

6 AM56°–4 mph

7 AM61°–6 mph

8 AM66°–7 mph

9 AM70°–8 mph

10 AM74°–2 mph

11 AM79°–2 mph

12 PM83°–3 mph

1 PM86°–3 mph

2 PM89°–3 mph

3 PM91°–3 mph

4 PM92°1%3 mph

5 PM92°1%4 mph

6 PM92°1%3 mph

7 PM89°1%6 mph

8 PM84°1%8 mph

9 PM78°1%3 mph

10 PM75°–10 mph

11 PM74°–14 mph

Fri, Jun 1912 AM72°–8 mph

1 AM70°–7 mph

2 AM68°–3 mph

3 AM65°–4 mph

4 AM65°–2 mph

5 AM64°–5 mph

6 AM63°–7 mph

7 AM64°–9 mph

8 AM64°–9 mph

9 AM66°–9 mph

10 AM69°–9 mph

11 AM73°–8 mph

12 PM76°–8 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
98°69°
Thu
Overcast
92°56°
Fri
Overcast
86°63°
Sat
Overcast · 22% precip
95°66°
Sun
Drizzle · 36% precip
91°65°
Mon
Drizzle · 62% precip
65°60°
Tue
Drizzle · 36% precip
86°58°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

5:32 AM

sunset

8:29 PM

Daylight

14 hr 58 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

16,798 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

112°

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

4,264(-22% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

112(+42% vs normal)

Year to date

+7.0°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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