Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 4, 01:00 PM MDT until August 4, 07:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Cortez-Montezuma County Airport (KCEZ)

Lat: 37.30706°NLon: 108.62644°WElev: 5902.0ft.

Clear

59°F

15°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	ENE 3 MPH
Barometer	30.08 in (1018.63 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	04 Aug 05:35 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Mesa Verde National Park CO

Red Flag Warning August 4, 01:00pm until August 4, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 95 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Smoke
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday Night
Low: 63 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 95 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke between 9am and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy smoke before 7am, then patchy smoke after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 95.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 95.