Fire Weather Conditions in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat is waning over the Pacific Northwest. Dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather to the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

Lat: 38.01°NLon: 105.37°WElev: 8290ft.

A Few Clouds

57°F

14°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.40 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Aug 7:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Rye CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers.  Patchy fog before 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Labor Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Rye CO
 37.97°N 105.02°W (Elev. 8166 ft)
6:52 pm MDT Aug 26, 2025
7pm MDT Aug 26, 2025-6pm MDT Sep 2, 2025
 
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