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Thornton weekend weather

This weekend in Thornton, CO, model by model. Weekend forecasts are far enough out that the models often split — so we show you where.

Weekend

The models centre on about 96° across the weekend. Agreement is medium — plausible, but worth re-checking closer to the day.

Sat

2026-08-01 — every model, side by side
NWSNational Blend (NBM)
91°
Light drizzle
High 91°·Low 64°·Rain 39%
AmericanNOAA GFS
93°
Cloudy
High 93°·Low 66°·Rain 39%
EuropeanECMWF
91°
Clear
High 91°·Low 61°·Rain 16%

All 3 models land within 2° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Sun

2026-08-02 — every model, side by side
NWSNational Blend (NBM)
99°
Mostly clear
High 99°·Low 66°·Rain 1%
AmericanNOAA GFS
100°
Cloudy
High 100°·Low 74°·Rain 1%
EuropeanECMWF
101°
Mostly clear
High 101°·Low 63°·Rain 0%

All 3 models land within 2° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±8°88° to 96°±78%12% to 90% chance
Tomorrow±5°87° to 92°±38%39% to 77% chance
Sat±2°91° to 93°±23%16% to 39% chance
Sun±2°99° to 101°±1%0% to 1% chance
Mon±5°97° to 103°±6%18% to 24% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Common questions

Will it rain this weekend?
The models are not currently showing a high weekend rain risk, and they broadly agree with each other.
How reliable is a weekend forecast?
It depends how far away the weekend is. Forecast error grows steadily with lead time, so a Saturday forecast made on Friday is far stronger than one made the previous Monday. The honest signal is model agreement: when they converge the forecast is solid, and when they spread the weekend is genuinely uncertain.

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