Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

Lat: 39.23°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 9928ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 30.68 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Aug 8:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles W Climax CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am.  Areas of smoke after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Areas of smoke after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles W Climax CO
 39.36°N 106.3°W (Elev. 10427 ft)
8:51 pm MDT Aug 1, 2025
9pm MDT Aug 1, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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