Current weather · Oct 3, 12:21 AM MDT
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- Rain today
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NWS forecast gridScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12 AM | 50° | 46° | 49° | 97% | 0% | S | 12 mph | 22 mph | 22% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 1 AM | 48° | 43° | 48° | 100% | 0% | S | 12 mph | 22 mph | 24% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 2 AM | 48° | 43° | 48° | 100% | 0% | S | 12 mph | 22 mph | 21% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 3 AM | 48° | 43° | 48° | 100% | 0% | S | 13 mph | 22 mph | 22% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 4 AM | 48° | 43° | 48° | 100% | 0% | S | 12 mph | 21 mph | 25% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 5 AM | 48° | 43° | 48° | 100% | 0% | SSW | 12 mph | 21 mph | 11% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 6 AM | 47° | 42° | 47° | 100% | 0% | SSW | 12 mph | 20 mph | 16% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 7 AM | 48° | 44° | 48° | 100% | 0% | SSW | 10 mph | 17 mph | 15% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 8 AM | 51° | 51° | 49° | 95% | 0% | SSW | 10 mph | 16 mph | 14% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 9 AM | 54° | 54° | 50° | 87% | 0% | SSW | 9 mph | 14 mph | 10% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 10 AM | 59° | 59° | 51° | 74% | 0% | SSW | 8 mph | 13 mph | 4% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 11 AM | 64° | 63° | 51° | 62% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 10 mph | 1% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 12 PM | 71° | 69° | 50° | 48% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 10 mph | 2% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 1 PM | 73° | 72° | 50° | 44% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 10 mph | 2% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 2 PM | 77° | 75° | 49° | 38% | 0% | S | 6 mph | 9 mph | 1% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 3 PM | 78° | 76° | 49° | 36% | 0% | SSE | 6 mph | 9 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 4 PM | 78° | 76° | 49° | 36% | 0% | SSE | 5 mph | 7 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 5 PM | 77° | 75° | 49° | 38% | 0% | SSE | 5 mph | 7 mph | 1% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 6 PM | 72° | 71° | 51° | 47% | 0% | SSE | 5 mph | 7 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 7 PM | 66° | 65° | 51° | 58% | 0% | SSE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 13% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 8 PM | 63° | 62° | 52° | 68% | 0% | S | 5 mph | 7 mph | 14% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 9 PM | 60° | 60° | 52° | 74% | 0% | S | 5 mph | 7 mph | 7% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 10 PM | 59° | 59° | 51° | 74% | 0% | SW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 7% | — | — | |||||
| Sat 11 PM | 57° | 56° | 51° | 81% | 0% | W | 5 mph | 7 mph | 9% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 12 AM | 57° | 56° | 50° | 78% | 0% | WNW | 6 mph | 9 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 1 AM | 56° | 55° | 50° | 82% | 0% | NW | 7 mph | 10 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 2 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 88% | 0% | NNW | 9 mph | 14 mph | 4% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 3 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 88% | 0% | NNW | 10 mph | 16 mph | 21% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 4 AM | 53° | 53° | 51° | 92% | 0% | NNW | 10 mph | 16 mph | 21% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 5 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 96% | 0% | NNW | 10 mph | 16 mph | 20% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 6 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 0% | NNW | 10 mph | 16 mph | 20% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 7 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 0% | N | 9 mph | 14 mph | 22% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 8 AM | 54° | 54° | 53° | 96% | 0% | N | 8 mph | 13 mph | 25% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 53° | 86% | 0% | N | 8 mph | 13 mph | 27% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 10 AM | 60° | 60° | 53° | 78% | 0% | N | 7 mph | 10 mph | 23% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 11 AM | 63° | 63° | 52° | 67% | 0% | NE | 7 mph | 10 mph | 20% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 51° | 58% | 0% | ENE | 7 mph | 10 mph | 16% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 51° | 55% | 0% | ENE | 7 mph | 10 mph | 11% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 50° | 49% | 0% | E | 8 mph | 13 mph | 7% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 50° | 47% | 0% | E | 9 mph | 14 mph | 2% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 49° | 46% | 0% | ESE | 9 mph | 14 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 48° | 47% | 0% | ESE | 10 mph | 16 mph | 5% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 48° | 50% | 0% | ESE | 10 mph | 16 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 7 PM | 64° | 64° | 48° | 56% | 0% | SE | 10 mph | 16 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 8 PM | 61° | 61° | 49° | 65% | 0% | SE | 12 mph | 17 mph | 5% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 9 PM | 59° | 59° | 50° | 72% | 0% | SE | 12 mph | 17 mph | 5% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 10 PM | 57° | 57° | 50° | 77% | 0% | SSE | 12 mph | 17 mph | 4% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 11 PM | 55° | 55° | 50° | 83% | 0% | SSE | 13 mph | 20 mph | 4% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Oct 2, 7:01 PM MDT to day 7, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodayOct 378°52°Sunnywind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
- SunOct 471°53°Sunnywind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- MonOct 579°55°Sunnywind 21 mph · gusts 35 mph
- TueOct 683°57°Sunnywind 15 mph · gusts 26 mph
- WedOct 781°58°Sunnywind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 881°58°Sunnywind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
- FriOct 982°59°Sunnywind 18 mph · gusts 36 mph
- SatOct 1082°58°National Blendwind 23 mph · gusts 38 mph
- SunOct 1176°52°National Blendwind 21 mph · gusts 36 mph
- MonOct 1270°50°National Blendwind 13 mph · gusts 24 mph
- TueOct 13~69°55°Model mean
- WedOct 14~71°55°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~67°51°Model mean
- FriOct 16~62°49°Model mean
- SatOct 17~72°48°Model mean
- SunOct 18~79°58°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like46°
- WindS 12 mphgusts 22 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity97%
- Dew point49°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility—
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise—Moonset 2:33 PM
- Moon phaseLast quarter53% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 2, 6:00 PM MDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodayOct 375°52°NWS grid 78° / 52°wind 14 mph · gusts 24 mph
- SunOct 472°52°NWS grid 71° / 53°wind 13 mph · gusts 24 mph
- MonOct 579°55°NWS grid 79° / 55°wind 20 mph · gusts 33 mph
- TueOct 684°57°NWS grid 83° / 57°wind 16 mph · gusts 29 mph
- WedOct 781°57°NWS grid 81° / 58°wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 881°58°NWS grid 81° / 58°wind 12 mph · gusts 23 mph
- FriOct 981°59°NWS grid 82° / 59°wind 25 mph · gusts 40 mph
- SatOct 1082°58°Beyond the NWS gridwind 23 mph · gusts 38 mph
- SunOct 1176°52°Beyond the NWS gridwind 21 mph · gusts 36 mph
- MonOct 1270°50°Beyond the NWS gridwind 13 mph · gusts 24 mph
- TueOct 1372°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Oct 2, 6:00 PM MDT · GFS Oct 2, 6:00 PM MDT · GEFS Oct 2, 6:00 PM MDT · ECMWF Oct 2, 6:00 AM MDT · ECMWF AI Oct 2, 6:00 PM MDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 3 | 78° 52° | 69° 51° | 76° 52° | 76° 52° | 75° 50° | ~72° 50° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 71° 53° | 64° 54° | 73° 54° | 73° 55° | 70° 52° | ~67° 52° |
| Mon Oct 5 | 79° 55° | — | 79° 57° | 78° 57° | 79° 54° | ~73° 53° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 83° 57° | — | 82° 62° | 82° 61° | 83° 56° | ~81° 56° |
| Wed Oct 7 | 81° 58° | — | 82° 62° | 80° 62° | 78° 58° | ~72° 55° |
| Thu Oct 8 | 81° 58° | — | 83° 62° | 82° 61° | ~78° 56° | ~78° 57° |
| Fri Oct 9 | 82° 59° | — | 83° 62° | 80° 61° | ~78° 57° | ~76° 54° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | 80° 61° | 80° 61° | ~82° 59° | ~75° 54° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | 79° 59° | 75° 59° | ~82° 65° | ~74° 52° |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | 69° 60° | 68° 53° | ~83° 65°0.04 in | ~73° 57° |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~74° 56° | — | ~73° 61°0.23 in | ~60° 47°0.02 in |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~77° 63° | — | ~76° 59° | ~60° 44° |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~77° 61° | — | ~65° 50° | ~59° 44° |
| Fri Oct 16 | — | — | ~75° 59° | — | ~61° 46° | ~49° 42°0.04 in |
| Sat Oct 17 | — | — | ~76° 59° | — | ~48° 47° | ~67° 38° |
| Sun Oct 18 | — | — | ~79° 58° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Springfield (8V7) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Sun Oct 18, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and low
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | 71° / 41° | 96° (2024) | 24° (2000) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 10 | 69° / 39° | 93° (2016) | 10° (2019) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 17 | 73° / 38° | 95° (2016) | 20° (2019) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 24 | 63° / 32° | 91° (2003) | 5° (2019) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 31 | 65° / 33° | 86° (2016) | 4° (2019) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 7 | 62° / 29° | 87° (2023) | 1° (2019) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 14 | 59° / 28° | 83° (2025) | 0° (2014) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 21 | 56° / 23° | 85° (2017) | 2° (2003) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 28 | 53° / 23° | 78° (2014) | 2° (2009) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 5 | 48° / 19° | 80° (2025) | -9° (2005) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 12 | 48° / 19° | 73° (2021) | -14° (2016) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 19 | 44° / 18° | 83° (2025) | -12° (2004) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 26 | 47° / 17° | 75° (2025) | -7° (2014) | no outlook | no outlook |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayVery goodhot
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightGoodhumid
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hHighcool nights, warm days
- Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight: 4 dark, clear hours without a bright moon, from 8:00 PM. Rated good.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Good | 7:57 PM to 5:22 AM | 7 of 9 | 4 h from 8:00 PM | 49% | Fair | 3 h | 10 mph |
| Sunday | Good | 7:56 PM to 5:23 AM | 9 of 9 | 5 h from 8:00 PM | 39% | Poor | 4 h | 14 mph |
| Monday | Excellent | 7:54 PM to 5:24 AM | 9 of 9 | 6 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Good | 18 mph | |
| Tuesday | Excellent | 7:53 PM to 5:25 AM | 5 of 9 | 5 h from 12:00 AM | 20% | Good | 8 mph | |
| Wednesday | Good | 7:51 PM to 5:26 AM | 9 of 9 | 9 h from 8:00 PM | 12% | Fair | 8 mph | |
| Thursday | Excellent | 7:50 PM to 5:26 AM | 9 of 9 | 9 h from 8:00 PM | 6% | Good | 13 mph |
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:22 AM to 6:32 AM | 6:32 AM to 7:23 AM | 5:56 PM to 6:46 PM | 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM |
| Sun | 6:23 AM to 6:33 AM | 6:33 AM to 7:23 AM | 5:54 PM to 6:45 PM | 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM |
| Mon | 6:24 AM to 6:34 AM | 6:34 AM to 7:24 AM | 5:53 PM to 6:43 PM | 6:43 PM to 6:54 PM |
| Tue | 6:24 AM to 6:34 AM | 6:34 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:51 PM to 6:42 PM | 6:42 PM to 6:52 PM |
| Wed | 6:25 AM to 6:35 AM | 6:35 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:50 PM to 6:41 PM | 6:41 PM to 6:51 PM |
| Thu | 6:26 AM to 6:36 AM | 6:36 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:48 PM to 6:39 PM | 6:39 PM to 6:49 PM |
| Fri | 6:27 AM to 6:37 AM | 6:37 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:47 PM to 6:38 PM | 6:38 PM to 6:48 PM |
- SR Sunrise 6:48 AM, 95° E
- SS Sunset 6:30 PM, 265° W
- MR Moonrise not on this date
- MS Moonset 2:33 PM, 304° NW
- Last quarter, 53% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: no-fly (gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sat 9 AM to 6 PM, 9 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:18 AM to sunrise 6:48 AM, and sunset 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 27 | 0% | 50° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 1 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 27 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 2 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 27 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 3 AM | No-fly | 13 | 18 | 28 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 4 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 26 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 5 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 26 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 6 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 25 | 0% | 47° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 7 AM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 20 | 0% | 48° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Sat 8 AM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 19 | 0% | 51° | gusts near or over your limit | |||
| Sat 9 AM | Good | 9 | 12 | 16 | 0% | 54° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 10 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0% | 59° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 11 AM | Good | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0% | 64° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 12 PM | Good | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0% | 71° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 1 PM | Good | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0% | 73° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 2 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0% | 77° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 3 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0% | 78° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 4 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0% | 78° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 5 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0% | 77° | nothing against it | |||
| Sat 6 PM | Caution | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 72° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 7 PM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0% | 66° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 8 PM | Caution | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 63° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 9 PM | Caution | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 60° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 10 PM | Caution | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 59° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |||
| Sat 11 PM | Caution | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 57° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Sat 10 AM to Sun 1 AM 15 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sun 10 AM to 5 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 6 AM to 1 PM 7 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Tue 5 PM to Wed 6 AM 13 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Wed 6 PM to Thu 12 PM 18 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 36% | 10 mph | 7 d | Good |
| Sunday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 46% | 10 mph | 6 d | Good |
| Monday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 32% | 21 mph | 5 d | Good |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 27% | 9 mph | 4 d | Good |
| Wednesday | Dry | 1% | 0.00 in | 31% | 10 mph | 3 d | Good |
| Thursday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 29% | 10 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Friday | Dry | 1% | 0.00 in | 28% | 18 mph | 1 d | Good |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Friday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Fair | 5:46 AM to 7:46 AM6:16 PM to 8:16 PM | 2:03 PM to 3:03 PM | 53% | 6:48 AM, 6:30 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 6:46 AM to 8:46 AM7:14 PM to 9:14 PM | 11:34 PM to 12:34 AM2:48 PM to 3:48 PM | 42% | 6:49 AM, 6:29 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 7:41 AM to 9:41 AM8:08 PM to 10:08 PM | 12:47 AM to 1:47 AM3:24 PM to 4:24 PM | 32% | 6:50 AM, 6:27 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:33 AM to 10:33 AM8:57 PM to 10:57 PM | 1:59 AM to 2:59 AM3:55 PM to 4:55 PM | 22% | 6:50 AM, 6:26 PM |
| Wed | Fair | 9:21 AM to 11:21 AM9:44 PM to 11:44 PM | 3:09 AM to 4:09 AM4:22 PM to 5:22 PM | 14% | 6:51 AM, 6:25 PM |
| Thu | Good | 10:07 AM to 12:07 PM10:30 PM to 12:30 AM | 4:16 AM to 5:16 AM4:47 PM to 5:47 PM | 8% | 6:52 AM, 6:23 PM |
| Fri | Best | 10:52 AM to 12:52 PM | 5:22 AM to 6:22 AM5:12 PM to 6:12 PM | 3% | 6:53 AM, 6:22 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedOvernight47° · SSW 10–15 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday78° · S 5–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night52° · W 5–10 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday71° · ENE 5–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night53° · SSE 10–15 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday79° · S 15–20 mph
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night55° · SSW 15–20 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday83° · S 5–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night57° · SW 5–10 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday81° · N 5–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night58° · 1% · S 5–10 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday81° · SW 10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night58° · S 10–15 mph
Clear, with a low around 58. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday82° · 1% · SSW 10–15 mph
Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Pueblo, CO · issued Oct 3, 12:04 AM MDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
KEY Messages
Continued warm and mainly dry through the end of the week.
Pattern may become active once again after 11 Oct.
Short Term · Through Tonight
1202 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Dry and warm weather is expected through the next 24 hours as weak dry northwesterly flow will continue aloft. Temperatures today will generally be in the upper 70s to L80s plains, with 70s in the valleys. A weak boundary will push into the plains later this afternoon but will have no affect on the sensible weather.
Long Term · Sunday Through Friday
1202 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Not much change in the weather through the remainder of the weekend through late week. The boundary that comes through later Saturday will bring temperatures down a few degrees for Sunday, and MAY produce a few showers over the CONTDVD region during the afternoon Sunday, otherwise it will be dry. Expect temps to be in the pleasant 70s across the region on Sunday.
For all of next week, Mainly dry weather is expected. Only some scattered showers/storms could occur over the higher terrain during the Tuesday time frame. Over the plains, max temps Will generally be in the lower to mid 80s, with the warmest day on the plains expected Tuesday. Over the CONTDVD region will be consistent through Tuesday, but from Wednesday onward, temps are forecast to gradually cool into the weekend.
By late Saturday, statistical guidance is showing the beginning of a cooler trend as there is a much larger spread in the temps over all of the CWA on this day. Also POPs start to increase over the mtns by late Saturday.
Looking beyond this period, we may get some active weather into the region by early next week (beyond OCT 11th). \/Hodanish
Aviation · 06Z TAFs Through 06Z Sunday
1051 PM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026
KCOS, KPUB, and KALS: VFR conditions are expected for this TAF period. However, brief periods of IFR to LIFR conditions will be possible tonight into tomorrow morning as pockets of fog develop around the TAF sites. While fog may impact any of the three TAF sites, confidence is highest for KALS and KPUB. Outside of that though, dry conditions with clear skies and relatively light winds, around and less than 10 knots, is expected for this TAF period.
PUB Watches / Warnings / Advisories
None.
Hazardous weather outlook Oct 3, 12:13 AM MDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS45 KPUB 030613 HWOPUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1213 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026 COZ058>089-093>099-040615- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1213 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight. $$ Hodanish
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Reading the outlooks…
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Springfield ComancheThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 3 and the first fall freeze around October 10: a growing season of about 158 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 29; one spring in ten still has one after May 17.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 23 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 68° | 65° | 68° | 72° | 70° | 71° | 70° |
| Heat index max | 76° | 71° | 79° | 81° | 79° | 80° | 80° |
| Wind chill min | 42° | ||||||
| Chance of thunder max | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Snow level min | 10,800 ft | 10,800 ft | 11,100 ft | 11,500 ft | 11,500 ft | 11,200 ft | 11,000 ft |
| Mixing height max | 3,300 ft | 4,200 ft | 4,400 ft | 4,600 ft | 5,600 ft | 5,100 ft | 3,200 ft |
| Transport wind max | 17 mph | 17 mph | 21 mph | 21 mph | 17 mph | 18 mph | 18 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Springfield (8V7) · 3.4 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 3 | 78° / 52° | 77° / 46° | 94° (2018) | 28° (1999) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 71° / 53° | 72° / 45° | 88° (2007) | 28° (1999) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 79° / 55° | 73° / 43° | 96° (2024) | 31° (2013) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 83° / 57° | 71° / 41° | 88° (2007) | 27° (2013) |
| Wed Oct 7 | 81° / 58° | 73° / 40° | 92° (2020) | 24° (2016) |
| Thu Oct 8 | 81° / 58° | 73° / 41° | 90° (2020) | 24° (2000) |
| Fri Oct 9 | 82° / 59° | 71° / 42° | 91° (2020) | 32° (2009) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:22 AM | 6:48 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 42 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
| Sun | 6:23 AM | 6:49 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:55 PM | 11 h 40 min | Last quarter · 42% lit |
| Mon | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 37 min | Waning crescent · 32% lit |
| Tue | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 36 min | Waning crescent · 22% lit |
| Wed | 6:25 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 34 min | Waning crescent · 14% lit |
| Thu | 6:26 AM | 6:52 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 31 min | Waning crescent · 8% lit |
| Fri | 6:27 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 29 min | Waning crescent · 3% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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