Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

Lat: 37.5°NLon: 105.17°WElev: 10217ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity	2%
Wind Speed	W 6 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.65 in
Dewpoint	-27°F (-33°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	3 Jul 11:35 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles N Blanca CO

Red Flag Warning until July 4, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning until July 4, 12:00am
NOW until 12:00am Sat
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Breezy.
Partly Cloudy
then Smoke
Independence Day
High: 61 °F
Areas Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 40 °F
Gradual
Clearing and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 60 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke between 3pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Widespread smoke, mainly between midnight and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Independence Day

Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.