Outdoor conditions in

Central

Colorado

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 30°Chance Snow Showers53% rain92% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 31°Chance Snow Showers53% rain92% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 32°Chance Snow Showers34% rain92% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 31°Chance Snow Showers34% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 34°Chance Snow Showers34% rain85% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 36°Slight Chance Snow Showers23% rain75% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 37°Slight Chance Snow Showers23% rain70% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 38°Slight Chance Snow Showers23% rain67% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 38°Mostly Cloudy4% rain67% humidityGusts 16 mph
  10. 39°Partly Sunny4% rain62% humidityGusts 13 mph
  11. 37°Partly Sunny4% rain67% humidityGusts 9 mph
  12. 34°Partly Cloudy0% rain69% humidityGusts 6 mph
  13. 31°Mostly Clear0% rain75% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 28°Mostly Clear0% rain78% humidityGusts 7 mph
  15. 27°Mostly Clear0% rain74% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 26°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 9 mph
  17. 26°Mostly Clear0% rain65% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 24°Mostly Clear0% rain68% humidityGusts 7 mph
  19. 23°Mostly Clear0% rain65% humidityGusts 7 mph
  20. 23°Mostly Clear0% rain62% humidityGusts 6 mph
  21. 24°Mostly Clear0% rain57% humidityGusts 6 mph
  22. 22°Mostly Clear0% rain57% humidityGusts 7 mph
  23. 22°Mostly Clear0% rain54% humidityGusts 6 mph
  24. 22°Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 6 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
53%
Humidity
62–96%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
29–68%
Wind
16 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
16–50%
Wind
24 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
21–57%
Wind
18 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
30–65%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 39° / 26°Today has a real shower chance.53% rain · Humidity 62–96% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 48° / 21°Friday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 29–68% · Wind 16 mph
  3. 62° / 34°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 16–50% · Wind 24 mph
  4. 57° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 21–57% · Wind 18 mph
  5. 57° / 37°Monday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 30–65% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Denver-Boulder area · Updated Thu 7:26 AM
42GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 6:45 AM

Air near ground42 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Central radar

Radar animation for Central, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
6 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Boulder

About 22 miles away, the Boulder hub looks more deeply at Boulder, CO. It reflects that wider area rather than Central’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Denver-Boulder area, about 26 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Central, CO, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.