Forecast for Thornton, Colorado

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National Weather Service Forecast for: Thornton, CO
Issued by: National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, CO
Updated: Tue, 11-Aug-2026 12:46pm MDT

Thornton
 
  Wednesday

Wednesday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Partly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
  Hi 93 °F Hi 83 °F Hi 83 °F Hi 83 °F Hi 82 °F Hi 86 °F Hi 90 °F
 
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
 
Lo 66 °F Lo 62 °F Lo 58 °F Lo 56 °F Lo 56 °F Lo 56 °F Lo 58 °F  

Air Quality Alert issued August 11 at 8:10PM MDT
Air Quality Alert issued August 11 at 4:10PM MDT
 

Tonight
 
Patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
 
Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
Patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. West wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
 
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 1 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
 
Showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Thornton, CO.