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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Perry Stokes Airport (KTAD)

Lat: 37.26°NLon: 104.33°WElev: 5738ft.

A Few Clouds

74°F

23°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.29 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 9:54 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Sopris CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 89. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 89. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sopris CO
 37.15°N 104.58°W (Elev. 6309 ft)
Last Update:
7:16 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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