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Broomfield, Colorado

Updated: 17-Apr-2024 7:41pm

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Updated: 17-Apr-2024 @ 7:41pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.0°F ---
High Today 75.4°F 3:37 PM	Low Today 48.8°F 7:31 AM
Yest High 68.6°F 2:26 PM	Yest Low 45.2°F 5:33 AM
Sta* High 77.7°F 2017	Sta* Low 9.6°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Dry
	Wind: NNE 4.5 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 13.0 of 100

Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Thursday Slight Chance Snow Showers	Thursday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Lo 36°F ↑	Hi 49°F	Lo 35°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.8°F
Last Hour:	2.4°F
High 1:58 PM:	40.0°F
Low 5:11 AM:	27.7°F
Record High:	81.5°F on 5-Aug-2013
Record Low:	-67.4°F on 27-Nov-2015
Wetbulb:	45.9°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	0

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Last 7 Days:	0.02 in
Apr Rain:	0.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.46 in
Apr Avg:	1.36 in
Diff from Avg:	0.90 in
Season:¹	6.26 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.58 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	3.68 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	16-Apr-2024 at 4:53 AM
66 rain days in 2024
4 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 4.5 mph
1Hr Average:	6.5 mph
Wind Run:	36.76 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 6:15 PM
Month:	33.4 mph 6-Apr
Year:	33.4 mph 6-Apr
Record Gust:	55.2 mph 14-Mar-2014

Sunlight:

13 h 16 m 22 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 18 m 37 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 15 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 20 m 51 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous

71%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	54%
Last Hour:	11%
High 7:39 PM:	54%
Low 2:48 PM:	20%
Record High:	100% 21-Oct-2013
Record Low:	0% 17-Jun-2016

Current:	30.276 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising
High 1:34 AM:	30.305
Low 4:04 PM:	30.108
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:	6.3
Apr:	191.2
2024 to Date:	2372.4
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date:	0.0

Current:	52.0°F
Low 7:31 AM:	48.8°F
Yesterday:	44.7°F
Record:	-35.0°F 12-Jun-2021

Quality
Index⁶:
51

Moderate

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
1:46 PM
6.0

0 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:00 PM
1202 W/m²
Record:
1371 W/m²

Soil Conditions⁸

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

0.5 in:	123.0 cb \| 62°F
1 in:	44.0 cb \| 54°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:	0.15 in
7-Days Rain:	0.02 in
7-Days ET:	1.00 in
7-Day:	0.984 in
April:	1.48 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 17 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 36°F ↑

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. North wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Local station forecast: Mostly clear with little temp change.

Thursday

Slight Chance Snow Showers

Hi 49°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Night Showers And T-Storms then Slight Chance T-storms	Saturday Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Showers And T-Storms Likely	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 35°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 71°F	Lo 45°F

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