Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS)

Lat: 37.44°NLon: 105.86°WElev: 7536ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	30.15 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	49°F (9°C)
Last update	1 Jul 11:52 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

12 Miles E Sanford CO

Fire Weather Watch July 3, 10:00am until July 3, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning July 2, 10:00am until July 3, 12:00am

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 45 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Patchy Smoke
Friday
High: 84 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Independence Day
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 83 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday

Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.