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Thornton, Colorado weather

United States · America/Denver · 39.87, -104.97

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Thornton, CO Weather Today

Current conditions, hourly and 7 day forecast, official severe weather alerts, and air quality for Thornton, Colorado. Every section shows where the data came from and when it was last checked.

Your briefing

Thornton, Colorado

Right now
No official warning for this location. 55° and clear sky.Observed
Next few hours
No rain in the forecast for the next few hours.Forecast
Your day
  • Best outdoor window: 6 AM to 9 AM.Our reading

Official warnings for this location come from NOAA / National Weather Service. Lines marked Our reading are WeatherSignal’s reading of the measurements and forecast, not an official statement.

Thornton, Colorado

55°

Clear sky

Feels like 54° · High 55° · Low 54°

Clear sky here right now. Nothing falling.

Cool and clear tonight. 55° right now. Overnight low around 54°. Tomorrow starts clear sky. Sunrise is at 12:00 AM.

  • Overnight low 54°
  • Sunrise 12:00 AM
  • Rain overnight 0%

Next few hours

  1. Now

    55°

    —

  2. 4 PM

    55°

    —

  3. 5 PM

    54°

    —

  4. 6 PM

    51°

    —

  5. 7 PM

    48°

    —

Rain chance
0%
Wind
5 mph ESE
Humidity
32%
Air quality
No reading
12:00 AM 12:00 PM Dew point 26° Cloud cover 0%

Source updated: 10:20:10 PM · WeatherSignal checked: 10:20:10 PM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

What matters today

Six quick answers for Thornton. Tap Why? on any of them to see the reasoning.

Umbrella

Nah (Good)

Best time

9 AM (Good)

Dog walk

4 PM (Good)

Car wash

Go for it (Good)

Cookout

Doable with a plan (Mixed)

Windows

Crack them (Mixed)

Today's Signal

Excellent day

90/100

Nothing in today's weather is really working against you.

Today is about 12° cooler than the rest of the week.

See exactly how this number was worked out

Every location starts at 100. Points come off for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, poor visibility, and any official alert. Nothing is ever added back.

  • Starting score100
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
  • Final Signal90
Full methodology

Next 12 hours

Steady conditions, but the temperature swings about 18° across the next 12 hours.

  • 4 PMWarmest stretch · 55°
  • 12 AMSunrise
  • 3 AMCoolest stretch · 37°
55°54°51°48°46°45°43°41°39°39°39°37°
  1. 4 PM—55 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  2. 5 PM—54 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  3. 6 PM—51 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  4. 7 PM—48 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  5. 8 PM—46 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  6. 9 PM—45 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  7. 10 PM—43 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  8. 11 PM—41 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  9. 12 AM—39 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  10. 1 AM—39 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  11. 2 AM—39 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  12. 3 AM—37 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain

The line is temperature by hour. The number under each hour is the chance of rain. Scroll sideways for the full 12 hours.

Next change

It keeps cooling down overnight

Temperatures fall from about 55° to 37° over the next 12 hours. There is no meaningful rain signal in the next several hours.

WeatherSignal NOW: Thornton, Colorado

One number for everything happening around you, from 0 to 100.

Keep me safe

96

NORMAL

Nothing here needs your attention right now.

Tap any line to see exactly what added or subtracted points. Every rule is published on our methodology page. This is an informational signal, not a safety rating: official warnings always come first.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules: not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

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Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
4 PMClear sky55°54°0%0.00″5 ESE32%
5 PMClear sky54°53°0%0.00″5 ESE33%
6 PMClear sky51°51°0%0.00″3 E48%
7 PMClear sky48°46°0%0.00″4 E52%
8 PMClear sky46°44°0%0.00″5 ESE53%
9 PMClear sky45°43°0%0.00″3 E54%
10 PMClear sky43°43°0%0.00″3 WNW60%
11 PMClear sky41°41°0%0.00″3 W74%
12 AMClear sky39°37°0%0.00″3 WSW85%
1 AMClear sky39°36°0%0.00″4 SW87%
2 AMClear sky39°35°0%0.00″5 SSW84%
3 AMClear sky37°33°0%0.00″5 SSW85%
4 AMClear sky37°32°0%0.00″5 SSW87%
5 AMClear sky36°31°0%0.00″6 SSW87%
6 AMClear sky36°31°0%0.00″6 SSW86%
7 AMClear sky36°31°0%0.00″6 SSW83%
8 AMClear sky38°33°0%0.00″7 SSW78%
9 AMClear sky44°40°0%0.00″7 SSW71%
10 AMClear sky50°49°0%0.00″5 S59%
11 AMClear sky57°57°0%0.00″3 SSE48%
12 PMClear sky63°63°0%0.00″3 SSE36%
1 PMClear sky68°68°0%0.00″3 S29%
2 PMClear sky71°71°0%0.00″3 S24%
3 PMClear sky73°73°0%0.00″4 SSE21%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Clear sky

    55° / 54°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    5 mph
    UV:
    1.5
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM
  • Sat, Oct 17

    Clear sky

    73° / 36°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    7 mph
    UV:
    5.5
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM
  • Sun, Oct 18

    Partly cloudy

    71° / 40°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    5.2
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM
  • Mon, Oct 19

    Partly cloudy

    63° / 46°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    4 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM
  • Tue, Oct 20

    Clear sky

    63° / 44°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    3 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Wed, Oct 21

    Clear sky

    66° / 45°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    4 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Oct 22

    Clear sky

    65° / 50°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    4 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    12 AM to 12 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

Weather near Thornton

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