As of 10:11 PM

Overcast

Feels like

Today95°63°

Wind5mph SSW

Humidity42%

UV index0Low

Littleton5,358 ft

Historic south metro along the South Platte.

The outlook

Expect scattered storms this afternoon, with gusty winds possible. Temperatures will be in the 90s today and Saturday, then drop into the upper 80s by Sunday with increasing chances for rain.

Next 10 hours65°–73°

73°65°

73°Now

72°11 PM

71°12 AM

69°1 AM

68°2 AM

67°3 AM

66°4 AM

65°5 AM

65°6 AM

65°7 AM

The days ahead

Overnight

into the morning

65°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Sat

91°64°

Drizzle

Sun

87°63°

Rain · colder

Rest of the week

Mon–Thu

92°68°

Holding steady, rain Mon

The record high for August 28 is 92°, set in 2021.

2026 is running 6.1° warmer than the archive average so far.

Today is running 11° above the seasonal average for this date.

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

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph SSW
Humidity
Pressure
UV index: 0Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew point: 52°

Next hour

Minute-by-minute

No precipitation expected in the next hour.

Now10:26 PM10:41 PM10:56 PM11:11 PM

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

Fri, Aug 28 → Sun, Aug 30Mountain · midnight starts a new day

Fri, Aug 28Now73°1%7 mph

11 PM72°–5 mph

Sat, Aug 2912 AM71°–4 mph

1 AM69°–3 mph

2 AM68°–5 mph

3 AM67°–7 mph

4 AM66°1%7 mph

5 AM65°1%6 mph

6 AM65°1%7 mph

7 AM65°1%4 mph

8 AM70°1%5 mph

9 AM77°1%5 mph

10 AM83°1%4 mph

11 AM88°–3 mph

12 PM89°1%2 mph

1 PM90°1%4 mph

2 PM91°2%7 mph

3 PM88°4%9 mph

4 PM89°7%10 mph

5 PM86°10%13 mph

6 PM84°7%11 mph

7 PM83°4%9 mph

8 PM78°5%8 mph

9 PM75°4%3 mph

10 PM72°2%5 mph

11 PM72°1%6 mph

Sun, Aug 3012 AM71°12%6 mph

1 AM69°2%5 mph

2 AM67°2%4 mph

3 AM65°1%5 mph

4 AM64°1%3 mph

5 AM64°1%4 mph

6 AM63°1%3 mph

7 AM65°1%5 mph

8 AM69°1%3 mph

9 AM76°–6 mph

10 AM79°–4 mph

11 AM82°–4 mph

12 PM83°–5 mph

1 PM83°27%7 mph

2 PM86°27%6 mph

3 PM85°27%12 mph

4 PM86°27%7 mph

5 PM86°27%5 mph

6 PM85°27%5 mph

7 PM82°8%5 mph

8 PM80°8%7 mph

9 PM78°8%5 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Drizzle
95°63°
Sat
Drizzle
91°64°
Sun
Rain · 37% precip
87°63°
Mon
Rain · 72% precip
91°71°
Tue
Overcast · 28% precip
89°68°
Wed
Overcast
92°70°
Thu
Rain · 48% precip
91°71°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

6:24 AM

sunset

7:37 PM

Daylight

13 hr 12 min

−2 min 26 sec vs yesterday

Moon

Full Moon

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

90 J/kg

Stable air

Freezing level

16,535 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 67% · high 100%

Soil temp

70°

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

1,005(+45% vs normal)

Year to date

+6.1°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.

August 28, across the years

2017–2025

Each bar is August 28 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 (August 28, archive mean).Neutral dashes: avg low for the same date.

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