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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Broomfield / Jeffco (KBJC)

Lat: 39.9°NLon: 105.1°WElev: 5551ft.

Light Rain

39°F

4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 18 May 10:45 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Wheat Ridge CO

Freeze Watch May 19, 12:00am until May 19, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Today

    Today: Rain showers before 3pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 39 by 3pm. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 44 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 38. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 38 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers. Low around 39. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain showers before 3pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 39 by 3pm. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 38. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday
Showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Low around 39. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wheat Ridge CO
 39.79°N 105.08°W (Elev. 5305 ft)
Last Update:
9:12 am MDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MDT May 18, 2026-6pm MDT May 24, 2026
 
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