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Denver, Colorado weather · now

86°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
83°
High / Low
94° / 67°
Wind
25 mph SE
Humidity
27%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 23% · 3 PM

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Sun 6:08 AM 8:01 PM 13h 53m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Denver, Colorado, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect patchy smoke today. Today's high is 94° with a low near 67°. 2 active weather alerts in effect.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

94°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

60° 80° 100° ↑ 94° ↓ 68° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    85°

    0%

  2. 12 PM

    92°

    15%

  3. 2 PM

    94°

    15%

  4. 4 PM

    92°

    23%

  5. 6 PM

    89°

    22%

  6. 8 PM

    83°

    22%

  7. 10 PM

    78°

    5%

  8. 12 AM

    75°

    0%

  9. 2 AM

    74°

    0%

  10. 4 AM

    70°

    0%

  11. 6 AM

    68°

    0%

  12. 8 AM

    73°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Patchy Smoke 23% 94° · 67°
    1. 10 AM 85° Patchy Smoke
    2. 11 AM 89° Patchy Smoke
    3. 12 PM 92° Patchy Smoke 15%
    4. 1 PM 93° Patchy Smoke 15%
    5. 2 PM 94° Patchy Smoke 15%
    6. 3 PM 94° Patchy Smoke 23%
    7. 4 PM 92° Patchy Smoke 23%
    8. 5 PM 91° Patchy Smoke 23%
    9. 6 PM 89° Patchy Smoke 22%
    10. 7 PM 85° Patchy Smoke 22%
    11. 8 PM 83° Patchy Smoke 22%
    12. 9 PM 80° Patchy Smoke 5%
    13. 10 PM 78° Patchy Smoke 5%
    14. 11 PM 77° Patchy Smoke 5%
  2. Wed 8/12 Patchy Smoke 54% 92° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 75° Patchy Smoke
    2. 1 AM 74° Patchy Smoke
    3. 2 AM 74° Patchy Smoke
    4. 3 AM 72° Patchy Smoke
    5. 4 AM 70° Patchy Smoke
    6. 5 AM 70° Patchy Smoke
    7. 6 AM 68° Patchy Smoke
    8. 7 AM 70° Patchy Smoke
    9. 8 AM 73° Patchy Smoke
    10. 9 AM 77° Patchy Smoke
    11. 10 AM 82° Patchy Smoke
    12. 11 AM 86° Patchy Smoke
    13. 12 PM 88° Patchy Smoke 22%
    14. 1 PM 89° Patchy Smoke 22%
    15. 2 PM 91° Patchy Smoke 22%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    17. 4 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    18. 5 PM 84° Patchy Smoke 50%
    19. 6 PM 80° Patchy Smoke 50%
    20. 7 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    21. 8 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    22. 9 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 54%
    23. 10 PM 73° Chance Rain Showers 54%
    24. 11 PM 71° Chance Rain Showers 54%
  3. Thu 8/13 Showers And Thunderstorms 84% 81° · 58°
    1. 12 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    2. 1 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    3. 2 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    4. 3 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    5. 4 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    6. 5 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    7. 6 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    8. 7 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    9. 8 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    10. 9 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    11. 10 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    12. 11 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    13. 12 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    14. 1 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    15. 2 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    16. 3 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    17. 4 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    18. 5 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    19. 6 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    20. 7 PM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    21. 8 PM 69° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    22. 9 PM 67° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    23. 10 PM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    24. 11 PM 65° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
  4. Fri 8/14 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms 88% 79° · 57°
    1. 12 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    2. 1 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    3. 2 AM 63° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    4. 3 AM 62° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    5. 4 AM 61° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    6. 5 AM 60° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    7. 6 AM 59° Partly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 60° Partly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 62° Partly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 64° Partly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 68° Partly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    13. 12 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    14. 1 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    15. 2 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    16. 3 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    17. 4 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    18. 5 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms 88%
    19. 6 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    20. 7 PM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    21. 8 PM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    22. 9 PM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    23. 10 PM 67° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    24. 11 PM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
  5. Sat 8/15 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% 84° · 57°
    1. 12 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    2. 1 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    3. 2 AM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    4. 3 AM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 58° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 58° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 60° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    14. 1 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    16. 3 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    17. 4 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    18. 5 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    19. 6 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    20. 7 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    21. 8 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    22. 9 PM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    23. 10 PM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    24. 11 PM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
  6. Sun 8/16 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% 85° · 57°
    1. 12 AM 66° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    2. 1 AM 65° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 63° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    4. 3 AM 62° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    5. 4 AM 60° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    6. 5 AM 59° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    7. 6 AM 59° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    14. 1 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    16. 3 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    17. 4 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    18. 5 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    19. 6 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    20. 7 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    21. 8 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    22. 9 PM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    23. 10 PM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    24. 11 PM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32% 86° · 59°
    1. 12 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 60° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 59° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 59° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 68° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    14. 1 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    15. 2 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    16. 3 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    17. 4 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    18. 5 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    20. 7 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    21. 8 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    22. 9 PM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 28% 92° · 70°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 35% 94° · 73°
  3. Thu 8/20 Light Rain 38% 94° · 71°
  4. Fri 8/21 Light Rain 44% 87° · 65°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 64% 86° · 64°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 69% 83° · 63°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 68% 85° · 66°
  8. Tue 8/25 Drizzle 61% 90° · 69°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 58% 88° · 73°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Wednesday, 8/12

Patchy Smoke, 92° / 63°, 54% rain

  1. Tomorrow92°63°
  2. Thu81°58°
  3. Fri79°57°
  4. Sat84°57°
  5. Sun85°57°
  6. Mon86°59°

Best time to head outside

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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

Same day
±5°
7 days graded
1 day out
±5°
7 days graded
3 days out
±6°
7 days graded
7 days out
±11°
6 days graded
Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±4°
    High97°93°+4°
    Low66°68°-2°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±3°
    High99°97°+2°
    Low67°70°-3°
  3. Sat, Aug 8±5°
    High101°100°+1°
    Low69°64°+5°
  4. Fri, Aug 7±4°
    High97°93°+4°
    Low68°64°+4°
  5. Thu, Aug 6±4°
    High96°97°-1°
    Low65°61°+4°
  6. Wed, Aug 5±10°
    High88°82°+6°
    Low62°52°+10°
  7. Tue, Aug 4±8°
    High80°73°+7°
    Low60°52°+8°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Denver

Denver in August typically averages 89° highs and 61° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 92°); the coldest is January (average low 17°). May is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan41°17°8
Feb50°25°6
Mar64°35°6
Apr65°37°11
May71°45°16
Jun85°57°13
Jul92°61°11
Aug89°61°14
Sep82°52°7
Oct71°42°6
Nov53°29°7
Dec50°27°4

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
BOU 63,62
Radar station
KFTG
Time zone
America/Denver
Coordinates
39.739, -104.990