Lafayette, CO Weather

Boulder County10:53 AM MDT39.99°N, 105.09°WElevation 5,210 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
70°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 68°
High 78°·Low 46°
WindSSE 14 mph
Humidity31%
Dew point38°
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover34%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:20 AM
Sunset6:11 PM

Observed at Erie Municipal Airport · 58 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Friday

    Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.

  • Saturday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 22 hrs ago.

  1. Now Mostly Sunny 67°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 71°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 75°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 77°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 78°
  6. 3 PM Sunny 79°
  7. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 78°
  8. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 76°
  9. 6 PM Mostly Clear 73°
  10. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 66°
  11. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  12. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  13. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  14. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 57°
  15. Sat12 AM Partly Cloudy 56°
  16. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 54°
  17. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 52°
  18. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 51°
  19. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 50°
  20. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 49°
  21. 6 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 49°18%
  22. 7 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 49°18%
  23. 8 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 50°18%
  24. 9 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 52°18%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers29%54°71°
  2. TodayOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°78°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny30%40°57°
  4. SunOct 25 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers48%40°54°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers37%38°55°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny38°60°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny38°63°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy39°54°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy36°62°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

138
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coarse particles (PM10)

People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teenagers should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

Forecast

  • FriModerate
  • SatGood
  • SunGood

Denver-Boulder, CO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:20 AM
Sunset 6:11 PM
Daylight 10 h 50 min (−2 min 27 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 92% lit
Moonrise 4:39 PM Moonset 4:33 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low63° / 35°
Month to date1.67 in (normal 1.18 in)

Boulder, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in BOU, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warm, dry, and breezy on Friday.

- Cooler weather returns this weekend with chances for rain. An overall drying trend emerging for most of the Denver metro and I-25 corridor.

- A cool start to next week, but a warming and drying trend likely by mid-week.

Bou Watches

None.

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