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

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed E 15 mph
Barometer 30.25 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 4 Jul 8:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles N Model CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm.  Patchy smoke after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Patchy smoke between midnight and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 99. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke between midnight and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 98. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles N Model CO
 37.73°N 104.18°W (Elev. 4997 ft)
5:17 pm MDT Jul 4, 2026
8pm MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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