Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS)

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

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.37 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Aug 6:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Sanford CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sanford CO
 37.25°N 105.91°W (Elev. 7595 ft)
7:11 pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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