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

Silver Plume CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Silver Plume CO
 39.68°N 105.73°W (Elev. 10558 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
9am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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