Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

Lat: 37.49611°NLon: 107.72944°WElev: 10341.0ft.

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed SSW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 31 Aug 01:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Rico CO

Flood Watch August 31, 02:18pm until September 1, 12:00am
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch August 31, 02:18pm until September 1, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Tue

    Flood Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 62 °F

    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. High near 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE Rico CO
 37.59°N 108°W (Elev. 9754 ft)
2:02 pm MDT Aug 31, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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