Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Local Time: 1:47 PM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 39.8° N 105.1° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

60th & Simms, Arvada, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 1:41 PM MDT on July 04, 2009

69.1 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	66%
Dew Point:	57 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	3.0 mph
Pressure:	30.21 in (Steady)
Visibility:	15.0 miles
UV:	4 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 3000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	5435 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KBJC)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	354° (North)
Ceiling:	3000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Broomfield	68 °F	Overcast	12:56 PM MDT
	Aurora	72 °F	Mostly Cloudy	12:55 PM MDT
	Denver Centennial	72 °F	Mostly Cloudy	12:53 PM MDT
	Denver	72 °F	Mostly Cloudy	12:53 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KBJC)

86 °F

60 °F

Record (KBJC)

99 °F (1989)

48 °F (1993)

Yesterday

79.3 °F

55.8 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Lamar	84°F
Cortez	84°F
Pueblo	84°F
La Junta	84°F
Rifle	84°F

State Lows:
Berthoud Pass	37°F
Leadville	37°F
Copper Mountain	41°F
Monarch Pass	42°F
La Veta Pass	42°F

Astronomy

July 4, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:37 AM MDT

8:31 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:05 AM MDT

9:04 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:24 AM MDT

9:45 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:36 AM MDT

10:32 PM MDT

Moon

6:50 PM MDT

3:02 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 59m

Length of Day

14h 54m

Tomorrow will be 0m 49s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 7 Full	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter

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Wheat Ridge, CO

69.1 °F

Overcast

at 1:41 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 80002

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
79° F \| 56° F	83° F \| 56° F	88° F \| 61° F	90° F \| 61° F	94° F \| 59° F
T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 12:29 PM MDT on July 04, 2009

Now

Showers and thunderstorms will gradually develop and push eastward across the Front Range urban corridor and Weld County through 230 PM. The strongest storms will initially occur north of Fort Collins and Greeley...as well as along the Palmer Divide. The stronger storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall...small hail...dangerous lightning...and gusty winds up to 40 mph. Rainfall amounts up to 1 inch can be expected in less than 45 minutes.

Forecast for Boulder and Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County

Updated: 12:06 PM MDT on July 04, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

Sunday

Mostly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.

Monday

Sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 60s.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs 91 to 97. Lows in the lower 60s.

Thursday and Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 60s.

Friday

Sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Air quality Forecast for Denver

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		OZONE
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Mariners vs. Red Sox	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °F
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
D.C. vs. Columbus	7:00 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of Rain, 67 °F
Chicago vs. Colorado	7:00 PM MDT on July 04, 2009	Thunderstorm, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola	8:19 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 83 °F
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Average High 83° F/ 28° C
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