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Centennial, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Centennial weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Centennial, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:38 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
36%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Sunset
2:30 PM
Centennial, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentennial, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 93°
Centennial, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°65°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    46%
    95°69°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    94°66°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    89°64°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    95°65°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    94°67°-1°
Centennial, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 25°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 28 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the sse.
Centennial, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
827.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 24.44 inHg
Now
827.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 826833
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW833.4825.7827.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Centennial, CO
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-50 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Centennial, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.3mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Centennial, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:38 UTC · Centennial, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Centennial, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Centennial, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Centennial, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
2:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Centennial, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Centennial, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Centennial at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Centennial

  1. Sun94°62°4%
  2. Mon96°65°5%
  3. Tue95°69°46%
  4. Wed94°66°60%
  5. Thu89°64°47%
  6. Fri95°65°22%
  7. Sat94°67°5%
  8. Sun96°69°3%
  9. Mon105°69°7%
  10. Tue102°75°21%
  11. Wed102°71°26%
  12. Thu99°71°52%
  13. Fri98°67°52%
  14. Sat102°71°48%
  15. Sun94°72°61%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Centennial

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Centennial

SPC includes Centennial in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Centennial

  • 80122
  • 80121
  • 80016
  • 80015
  • 80112
  • 80111
  • 80155
  • 80161

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.