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

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Overcast with Haze

46°F

8°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.70 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	0.15 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	4 Jul 6:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N La Veta Pass CO

Independence Day
High: 78 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day

Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight

Patchy smoke between midnight and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming east 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

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 81. 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 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.