As of 2:15 PM

Clear

Feels like

Today88°49°

Wind7mph E

Humidity10%

UV index–

Westminster5,397 ft

Northwest metro on the Denver–Boulder line.

The outlook

It's going to be warm today, likely reaching the upper 80s. Expect more clouds tomorrow with a slight chance for isolated showers in the mountains. Wednesday will be similar to Tuesday.

Next 10 hours65°–88°

88°65°

88°Now

88°3 PM

88°4 PM

87°5 PM

82°6 PM

76°7 PM

74°8 PM

73°9 PM

69°10 PM

65°11 PM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

88°65°

Overcast

Tomorrow

Tue

86°56°

Overcast

Wed

83°57°

Overcast · colder

Rest of the week

Thu–Sun

84°57°

Temperatures cooling

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

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

2026 is running 6.6° 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°–7 mph

3 PM88°–8 mph

4 PM88°1%8 mph

5 PM87°2%7 mph

6 PM82°1%5 mph

7 PM76°1%6 mph

8 PM74°1%6 mph

9 PM73°1%2 mph

10 PM69°–2 mph

11 PM65°–3 mph

Tue, Oct 612 AM63°–4 mph

1 AM61°–6 mph

2 AM62°–7 mph

3 AM61°–3 mph

4 AM59°–3 mph

5 AM58°–6 mph

6 AM57°–6 mph

7 AM56°–5 mph

8 AM58°–4 mph

9 AM67°–1 mph

10 AM75°–3 mph

11 AM80°–3 mph

12 PM83°–4 mph

1 PM85°–4 mph

2 PM86°–5 mph

3 PM86°1%7 mph

4 PM85°1%8 mph

5 PM84°2%8 mph

6 PM81°3%5 mph

7 PM77°3%3 mph

8 PM74°2%5 mph

9 PM72°2%8 mph

10 PM70°2%7 mph

11 PM70°2%9 mph

Wed, Oct 712 AM67°2%3 mph

1 AM64°–4 mph

2 AM62°–2 mph

3 AM61°–2 mph

4 AM60°–6 mph

5 AM59°–7 mph

6 AM58°–6 mph

7 AM57°–6 mph

8 AM58°–5 mph

9 AM66°–1 mph

10 AM72°–2 mph

11 AM75°–3 mph

12 PM78°–4 mph

1 PM80°10%5 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Overcast
88°49°
Tue
Overcast
86°56°
Wed
Overcast
83°57°
Thu
Overcast
84°65°
Fri
Drizzle
83°64°
Sat
Overcast
82°64°
Sun
Drizzle · 24% precip
74°57°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

7:00 AM

sunset

6:35 PM

Daylight

11 hr 35 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

15,486 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 0% · high 0%

Soil temp

101°

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

1,286(+54% vs normal)

Year to date

+6.6°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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