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Thornton, Colorado weather · now

73°

Clear

Feels
72°
High / Low
94° / 62°
Wind
37 mph S
Humidity
31%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.5 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:33 AM 8:32 PM 14h 59m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Thornton, Colorado, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 94° with a low near 62°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

94°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

55° 80° 100° ↑ 93° ↓ 62° 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM

  1. 8 AM

    71°

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  2. 10 AM

    82°

    0%

  3. 12 PM

    88°

    0%

  4. 2 PM

    91°

    0%

  5. 4 PM

    92°

    1%

  6. 6 PM

    93°

    1%

  7. 8 PM

    89°

    0%

  8. 10 PM

    81°

    0%

  9. 12 AM

    75°

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  10. 2 AM

    71°

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  11. 4 AM

    65°

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  12. 6 AM

    62°

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Mostly Sunny 1% 94° · 62°
    1. 8 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    2. 9 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    3. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny
    4. 11 AM 85° Sunny
    5. 12 PM 88° Sunny
    6. 1 PM 90° Sunny
    7. 2 PM 91° Sunny
    8. 3 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    9. 4 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    10. 5 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    11. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 1%
    12. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 1%
    13. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    14. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    15. 10 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    16. 11 PM 78° Mostly Clear
  2. Sun 6/28 Sunny 1% 95° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 67° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 65° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 64° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 65° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 68° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 72° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 78° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 81° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 89° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 91° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 1%
    23. 10 PM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
  3. Mon 6/29 Sunny 1% 90° · 59°
    1. 12 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 67° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 65° Clear
    5. 4 AM 63° Clear
    6. 5 AM 61° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 60° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 62° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 65° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 69° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 73° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 81° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 84° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 88° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 1%
    23. 10 PM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 8% 89° · 59°
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 67° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 65° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 62° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 60° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 60° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 62° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 66° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 70° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 74° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 79° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 82° Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 85° Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 8%
    22. 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 5% 90° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 70° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 68° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 66° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 64° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 61° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 60° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 60° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 62° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 66° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 70° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 75° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 79° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 83° Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 86° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 88° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 5%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 2% 96° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 72° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 67° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 65° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 63° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 61° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 65° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 71° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 76° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 80° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 88° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 2%
    20. 7 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 2%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 1% 99° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 64° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 65° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 68° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 73° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 79° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Cloudy
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Drizzle 11% 89° · 69°
  2. Sun 7/5 Partly Cloudy 19% 87° · 65°
  3. Mon 7/6 Cloudy 18% 87° · 61°
  4. Tue 7/7 Cloudy 20% 90° · 67°
  5. Wed 7/8 Cloudy 28% 94° · 70°
  6. Thu 7/9 Cloudy 29% 97° · 73°
  7. Fri 7/10 Cloudy 31% 101° · 74°
  8. Sat 7/11 Cloudy 43% 103° · 75°
  9. Sun 7/12 Cloudy 47% 104° · 78°

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.

Monday, 6/29

Sunny, 90° / 59°

  1. Tomorrow95°60°
  2. Mon90°59°
  3. Tue89°59°
  4. Wed90°60°
  5. Thu96°64°
  6. Fri99°66°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 62°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic8 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

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
±3°
4 days graded
1 day out
±6°
4 days graded
3 days out
±6°
3 days graded
7 days out
±8°
4 days graded
Day-by-day, 1 day out4 days
  1. Yesterday±6°
    High88°88°0°
    Low61°55°+6°
  2. Wed, Jun 24±6°
    High88°82°+6°
    Low59°61°-2°
  3. Tue, Jun 23±3°
    High84°82°+2°
    Low58°55°+3°
  4. Sat, Jun 20±9°
    High93°84°+9°
    Low60°61°-1°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Thornton

Thornton in June typically averages 85° highs and 58° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 90°); the coldest is January (average low 19°). May is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan41°19°9
Feb50°24°6
Mar64°35°7
Apr65°38°12
May71°46°19
Jun85°58°12
Jul90°62°9
Aug88°62°11
Sep82°53°6
Oct70°43°6
Nov53°30°8
Dec50°28°5

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

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
BOU 64,67
Radar station
KFTG
Time zone
America/Denver
Coordinates
39.868, -104.972