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.

Mostly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed S 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.83 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 2 Aug 9:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Copper Mountain CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
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 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Copper Mountain CO
 39.53°N 106.15°W (Elev. 9787 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
9am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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