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

2 Miles NNE Dillon 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. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 71 °F

    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 41. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 44 °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 45.

    Low: 45 °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 71. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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 41. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. 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 42. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
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 NNE Dillon CO
 39.64°N 106.02°W (Elev. 10197 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
7am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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