Highlands Ranch, Colorado Weather Forecast
Today in Highlands Ranch: partly cloudy with a high near 82°F and a low around 62°F. Rain chance 6%. Best chance of rain is Wednesday at 85%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 82°F today to 54°F by Wednesday.
Forecast updated 8:05 PM MDT, Oct 11
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7-Day Forecast for Highlands Ranch
Today 10/11
82°/62°
6%
Mon 10/12
80°/57°
2%
Tue 10/13
72°/52°
21%
Wed 10/14
54°/48°
85%
Thu 10/15
57°/45°
69%
Fri 10/16
60°/42°
34%
Sat 10/17
71°/42°
4%
Next 24 Hours
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| Wind | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,280
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
0.72 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
11.20 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
68°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
1.48 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 10. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Highlands Ranch Weather
Highlands Ranch sits at about 5,810 feet above sea level in Douglas County, Colorado. About 105,631 people live in the Highlands Ranch area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service BOU office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KFTG. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -10 to -5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around May 12 and the first fall freeze around Oct 14.
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