Outdoor conditions in

Boulder

Colorado

Outside today

Storms may interrupt the day.

Thunder chances reach 33% within the next 12 hours.

Boulder representative view

Right now81°Clear
Rain
36%peak today
Wind
9 mphgusts to 21
Air
28Modeled US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

Thunderstorms may interrupt the day, with the strongest signal in the next 12 hours.

  1. 72°15% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 73°25% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 72°31% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 72°36% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 72°28% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 70°20% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 69°12% rainGusts 13 mph
  8. 66°11% rainGusts 12 mph
  9. 63°9% rainGusts 12 mph
  10. 61°8% rainGusts 12 mph
  11. 60°6% rainGusts 12 mph
  12. 59°4% rainGusts 12 mph
  13. 59°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  14. 58°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  15. 58°3% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 58°3% rainGusts 9 mph
  17. 57°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  18. 58°1% rainGusts 9 mph
  19. 58°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 59°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 62°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 65°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  23. 68°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  24. 69°1% rainGusts 6 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 72°15% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 73°25% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 72°31% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 72°36% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 72°28% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 70°20% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 69°12% rainGusts 13 mph
  8. 66°11% rainGusts 12 mph
  9. 63°9% rainGusts 12 mph
  10. 61°8% rainGusts 12 mph
  11. 60°6% rainGusts 12 mph
  12. 59°4% rainGusts 12 mph
  13. 59°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  14. 58°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  15. 58°3% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 58°3% rainGusts 9 mph
  17. 57°2% rainGusts 9 mph
  18. 58°1% rainGusts 9 mph
  19. 58°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 59°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 62°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 65°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  23. 68°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  24. 69°1% rainGusts 6 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
36%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
67%
Wind
12 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
28%
Wind
12 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
11%
Wind
14 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
20%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 73° / 59°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.36% rain · Wind 21 mph
  2. 70° / 56°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.67% rain · Wind 12 mph
  3. 71° / 54°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.28% rain · Wind 12 mph
  4. 73° / 53°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.11% rain · Wind 14 mph
  5. 74° / 54°Thursday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

cams-global:100:-263 area · Updated Sun 12:02 PM
28GoodUS AQI

Good through 4 PM.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 11:38 AM

Air near ground28 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes cams-global:100:-263 area.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources Open-Meteo · Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service global modeled air quality · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Boulder radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 12:20 PM MDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 12:20 PM MDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Boulder for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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