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.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.78 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 2 Aug 6:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Breckenridge CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon.  Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 67 °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.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Breckenridge CO
 39.47°N 106.03°W (Elev. 9987 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
7am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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