As of 5:00 PM

Overcast

Feels like

Today96°62°

Wind9mph S

Humidity18%

UV index–

Westminster5,397 ft

Northwest metro on the Denver–Boulder line.

The outlook

Expect some isolated storms with gusty winds this afternoon and evening. Temperatures will stay in the 90s today and Saturday. Sunday brings a chance of drizzle with cooler highs in the upper 80s.

Next 10 hours65°–90°

90°65°

90°Now

80°6 PM

71°7 PM

70°8 PM

69°9 PM

70°10 PM

70°11 PM

69°12 AM

68°1 AM

65°2 AM

The days ahead

Rest of today

through midnight

90°69°

Drizzle

Tomorrow

Sat

91°65°

Overcast · colder

Sun

88°61°

Drizzle · colder

Rest of the week

Mon–Thu

92°69°

Temperatures warming, overcast Mon

The record high for August 28 is 91°, set in 2021.

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

Today is running 12° above the seasonal average for this date.

This heating season is running 24% milder than normal so far.

Right now

Conditions

Wind: mph S
Humidity
Pressure

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

Next 48 hours

Hourly forecast

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

Fri, Aug 28Now90°11%10 mph

6 PM80°17%18 mph

7 PM71°12%6 mph

8 PM70°10%8 mph

9 PM69°3%7 mph

10 PM70°5%5 mph

11 PM70°1%8 mph

Sat, Aug 2912 AM69°–5 mph

1 AM68°1%7 mph

2 AM65°–5 mph

3 AM65°–6 mph

4 AM68°1%3 mph

5 AM68°2%4 mph

6 AM65°2%3 mph

7 AM65°–2 mph

8 AM69°–3 mph

9 AM76°–3 mph

10 AM85°–14 mph

11 AM87°–12 mph

12 PM89°1%7 mph

1 PM91°1%6 mph

2 PM85°6%19 mph

3 PM91°8%8 mph

4 PM89°14%9 mph

5 PM81°23%14 mph

6 PM81°9%9 mph

7 PM80°8%7 mph

8 PM76°7%9 mph

9 PM74°11%4 mph

10 PM72°7%4 mph

11 PM71°2%4 mph

Sun, Aug 3012 AM69°1%8 mph

1 AM67°1%6 mph

2 AM65°1%3 mph

3 AM64°1%5 mph

4 AM63°1%5 mph

5 AM62°1%3 mph

6 AM61°1%1 mph

7 AM62°–2 mph

8 AM66°–1 mph

9 AM76°–3 mph

10 AM80°–7 mph

11 AM83°–9 mph

12 PM86°–8 mph

1 PM88°31%7 mph

2 PM87°31%12 mph

3 PM75°31%15 mph

4 PM78°31%13 mph

7-day outlook

The week ahead

Today
Drizzle · 17% precip
96°62°
Sat
Overcast · 23% precip
91°65°
Sun
Drizzle · 31% precip
88°61°
Mon
Overcast · 48% precip
85°70°
Tue
Overcast · 48% precip
89°69°
Wed
Partly cloudy
92°72°
Thu
Partly cloudy
92°73°

Sun & Moon

Light of day

sunrise

6:24 AM

sunset

7:37 PM

Daylight

13 hr 13 min

−2 min 27 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

16,437 ft

Altitude of the 32°F line

Cloud layers

low 0% · mid 96% · high 100%

Soil temp

89°

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

4,165(-24% vs normal)

Cooling degree-days· Since May 1

1,079(+55% 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.

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.

Blended fromOpenWeatherOpen-MeteoNOAA GFSECMWFDWD ICONNWSradar by RainViewerupdated 5:20 PM Denver time

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