Colorado weather today

We follow 113 towns and cities in Colorado, each with NWS, American, European side by side and the days they disagree flagged. Today the three models put highs between 78°F in Castle Rock and 85°F in Grand Junction, and no model gives a 50% or higher chance of rain in any of the 22 places we hold today's forecast for.

Numbers from the forecast run of Saturday, October 3. Open any town for the live, hour-by-hour comparison.

Which forecast is most accurate in Colorado?

Over the last 30 days we graded the models in 33 Colorado cities against the recorded weather. The European model was most accurate in 30, the American in 3 of them. No model wins everywhere, which is why each city page names its own winner.

How we grade: the US accuracy scoreboard and our method.

Colorado climate, city by city

Across the 70 Colorado places we hold long-run averages for, typical July highs run from 76°F in Woodland Park to 99°F in Orchard Mesa, and January highs from 29°F in Eagle to 43°F in Pueblo. Woodland Park is the wettest at about 29 in of precipitation a year, Fruita the driest at about 12 in.

Averages from ERA5 reanalysis, the same source as the climate tables on each city page.