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

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 106.15°WElev: 12028ft.

Partly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.81 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 2 Aug 8:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Blue River CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am.  Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
Blue River CO
 39.44°N 106.05°W (Elev. 10564 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
9am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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