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.

Rain and Windy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SW 26 G 43 mph
Barometer 30.82 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 2 Aug 7:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 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 71. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °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 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °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 71. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 9 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 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Copper Mountain CO
 39.55°N 106.15°W (Elev. 9600 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
7am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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