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 >

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 6%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Jul 10:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ENE Walsenburg CO

Red Flag Warning July 3, 11:08pm until July 4, 12:00am
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning July 3, 11:08pm until July 4, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 61 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Patchy smoke before 7am, then patchy smoke after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Patchy smoke before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke between 1am and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Independence Day
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 7am, then patchy smoke after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. 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 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles ENE Walsenburg CO
 37.67°N 104.51°W (Elev. 6296 ft)
6:02 pm MDT Jul 3, 2026
11pm MDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 10, 2026
 
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