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Broomfield, Colorado

Updated: 01-May-2024 4:03pm

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Updated: 01-May-2024 @ 4:03pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.7°F ---
High Today 69.0°F 12:59 PM	Low Today 40.4°F 6:23 AM
Yest High 75.1°F 3:20 PM	Yest Low 46.5°F 6:51 AM
Sta* High 83.0°F 2020	Sta* Low 24.2°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 7.1 Gusting to: 8.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 6.6 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms Likely	Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 67°F ↓	Lo 39°F	Hi 62°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	43.3°F
Last Hour:	5.3°F
High 1:52 PM:	44.3°F
Low 12:44 AM:	25.5°F
Record High:	81.5°F on 5-Aug-2013
Record Low:	-67.4°F on 27-Nov-2015
Wetbulb:	49.8°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	15

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.11 in
May Rain:	0.00 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
May Avg:	2.51 in
Diff from Avg:	2.51 in
Season:¹	7.86 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	4.01 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	3.85 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	28-Apr-2024 at 12:59 AM
75 rain days in 2024
0 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 7.1 mph
1Hr Average:	7.5 mph
Wind Run:	31.49 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	8.0 mph
Today:	20.0 mph 3:18 PM
Month:	20.0 mph 1-May
Year:	33.4 mph 6-Apr
Record Gust:	55.2 mph 14-Mar-2014

Sunlight:

13 h 46 m 37 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 48 m 39 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 2 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 50 m 40 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Last Quarter

45%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	63%
Last Hour:	19%
High 6:40 AM:	68%
Low 12:16 PM:	28%
Record High:	100% 21-Oct-2013
Record Low:	0% 17-Jun-2016

Current:	30.131 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM:	30.334
Low 12:46 PM:	30.051
Record High:	31.547 inHg 23-Dec-2022
Record Low:	26.001 inHg 4-Jun-2021

Heating Degree Days

Coming Soon

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	10.9
May:	10.9
2024 to Date:	2588.3
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date:	0.0

Current:	54.0°F
Low 5:09 AM:	39.6°F
Yesterday:	45.8°F
Record:	-35.0°F 12-Jun-2021

Quality
Index⁶:
41

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.6

Sunburn in

187 Minutes

Highest:
1:16 PM
6.0

102 W/m²
11%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:17 PM
1060 W/m²
Record:
1371 W/m²

Soil Conditions⁸

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

0.5 in:	37.0 cb \| 59°F
1 in:	25.0 cb \| 55°F
Growing conditions at the depth of: 0.5 in:
Soil moisture range is from 0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.16 in
7-Days Rain:	1.11 in
7-Days ET:	0.64 in
7-Day:	0.472 in
May:	0 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
103.8°F 23-Jul-2016	-12.8°F 22-Dec-2022
Daytime Records
96.8°F°F 09-Jul-2022	-4.7°F°F 22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
81.9°F°F 18-Jul-2022	-8.1°F°F 23-Dec-2022
ICN:18 \| S3C2:0 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Station 8 Low \| CON:4.4 \| RCP:99%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁵ Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present). ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ⁷ Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated. ⁸ Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified. ⁹ Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 1 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 1 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 67°F ↓

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Mostly clear with little temp change.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms Likely

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 62°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 78°F

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