Dangerous, Heat Wave Persists in the Eastern U.S.; Severe Weather Expected in the Central Plains and Mid-Atlantic

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Severe thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging wind gusts from the Upper Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic, and across the central Great Plains this afternoon and evening. Large hail and heavy rain is also possible across the Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Perry Stokes Airport (KTAD)

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

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jul 4:54 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles NNW Model CO

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and midnight.  Patchy smoke before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day
Patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Patchy smoke before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles NNW Model CO
 37.54°N 104.33°W (Elev. 5705 ft)
4:27 am MDT Jul 4, 2026
5am MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 10, 2026
 
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