Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer	30.24 in
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	4 Jul 2:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles E La Veta CO

Independence Day
High: 84 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 55 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Patchy Smoke
Monday
High: 85 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 89 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day

Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.