Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Clayton Municipal Airpark (KCAO)

Lat: 36.45°NLon: 103.15°WElev: 4971ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 7:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSE Gladstone NM

  • Today

    Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  High near 91. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then scattered showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 91. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then scattered showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSE Gladstone NM
 36.13°N 103.91°W (Elev. 5646 ft)
6:02 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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