Forecast and Conditions for Idaho Springs, Colorado

Updated: 8:56 AM MDT on October 12, 2008
Observed at Prospectors Run, Central City, Colorado
Temperature 29.3 °F / -1.5 °C
Windchill 29 °F / -2 °C
Humidity 93%
Dew Point 28 °F / -2 °C
Wind East at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 29.84 in / 1010.4 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Light Drizzle
Visibility 0.5 miles / 0.8 kilometers
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 200 ft / 60 m
Yesterday's Maximum 38.4 °F / 3.6 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 28.9 °F / -1.7 °C
Normal high 65 °F / 18 °C
Normal low 41 °F / 4 °C
Record high 85 °F / 29 °C (1991)
Record low 29 °F / -1 °C (1990)
Sunrise07:09 AM (MDT)
Sunset06:26 PM (MDT)
Moon Rise05:09 PM (MDT)
Moon Set04:40 AM (MDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 6:55 am MDT on October 12, 2008

Now
Only isolated light snow showers are expected over the north central Colorado mountains through 9 am. There will be areas of fog and drizzle in the Front Range foothills...mainly below 8000 feet. Visibilities will be as low as a quarter mile. South to southwest winds at 20 to 40 mph will continue above timberline...with gusts to 60 mph in areas exposed to south winds.
Forecast as of 5:04 am MDT on October 12, 2008

Today
Snow showers likely early in the morning...then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs 32 to 42. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the higher foothills. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light rain and snow...mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s.
Columbus Day
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow. Highs 40 to 48.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows 24 to 30.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. A 10 percent chance of rain and snow until late afternoon. Highs 44 to 52.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 34.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs 58 to 64. Lows 31 to 39.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Highs 59 to 69. Lows 30 to 36.
Friday and Friday Night
Mostly clear. Highs 59 to 67. Lows 29 to 37.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 67.
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