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COLORADO · DENVER COUNTY

Denver

729,019 people, 5,290 ft above sea level in Denver County.

5,290 ftElevation, city center
729,019People, 2024 estimate
153 sq miLand area
Mostly cloudy 60°
Mostly cloudy now Dew point 49° · WNW 10 mph · high 70°
City of Denver River Interstate 5 miles
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The Denver plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Denver

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 AM MDT
RIGHT NOW Denver International Airport (KDEN) · 1:53 AM
Mostly cloudy
60° Mostly cloudy Feels like 60° · high of 70° near 4 PM
WindWNW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity66%falling to 41% this afternoon
Pressure29.73 in ↗rising slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsBrokenbases near 9,000 ft
UV index5 by 2 PMmoderate
Dew point 49° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 3 AMin about 24 hours · 83% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.06 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.3
LAST RAINSept. 280.03 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Denver County
NWS Denver/Boulder and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:53 AM6:45 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
43
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
83% · 1.24 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 43 to 52°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 74° / 44°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
70° 52°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
62° 48°
80% rain 0.6–1.7″ N 14, gusts 30 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 44°
80% rain up to 0.2″ N 10 C
FRI Oct. 2 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
73° 47°
0% rain — SSE 15, gusts 26 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
75° 48°
10% rain — ENE 9 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
76° 50°
0% rain — SSE 13 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
79° 52°
0% rain — ESE 7 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Denver was over the southern Rockies three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Denver at 10,000 feet was over the southern Rockies three days ago, about 220 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why the air feels dry. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 700 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO Sept. 26, 2024

The hottest this week has been

93° on Sept. 26, 2024, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1872. Next is 92° in 1892.

92°
93°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Denver Area threaded record since 1872.
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COLORADO · DENVER

Denver

729,019 people, 5,290 ft above sea level in Denver County.

5,290 ftElevation
729,019People
153 sq miLand
Mostly cloudy 60°
Mostly cloudyDew point 49°
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Today in Denver

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 60° 2%
5a mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
8a mostly cloudy day 57° 2%
11a partly cloudy day 64° 1%
2p partly cloudy day 68° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 68° 3%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 AM · 83%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
52
70
B
Wed80%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
48
62
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
44
64
C
Fri0%
Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
47
73
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
75
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
76
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
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B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO · SEPT. 26, 2024

93°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1872.