Forecast and Conditions for Empire, Colorado

Updated: 9:50 PM MDT on July 09, 2009
Observed at Broomfield, Colorado
Temperature 75 °F
Humidity 44%
Dew Point 52 °F
Wind North at 0 mph
Pressure 30.14 in (Rising)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 30.0 miles
Clouds (FEW) : 8000 ft
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 20000 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 90 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 56 °F
Normal high 88 °F
Normal low 58 °F
Record high 98 °F (1989)
Record low 43 °F (1876)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 8
Sunrise05:43 AM (MDT)
Sunset08:32 PM (MDT)
Moon Rise09:58 PM (MDT)
Moon Set07:48 AM (MDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 9:16 PM MDT on July 09, 2009

Now
A narrow band of showers and thunderstorms stretching from near downtown Denver to Bennett and Byers will move slowly eastward through 11 PM. Other isolated thunderstorms will move across the Palmer Divide. The storms may produce brief moderate to heavy rain...gusty winds to 35 mph...and dangerous lightning. Rainfall amounts will be less than one quarter inch.
Forecast as of 10:18 PM MDT on July 9, 2009

Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms until 2 am. Lows 47 to 57. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 86.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 45 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 72 to 82.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 45 to 55.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 86. Lows 49 to 59.
Monday and Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 79 to 89. Lows 47 to 57.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 71 to 81. Lows 45 to 55.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 71 to 81. Lows 48 to 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 75 to 85.
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