Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Telluride, Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX)

Lat: 37.95389°NLon: 107.90861°WElev: 9078.0ft.

Clear

55°F

13°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed ESE 8 MPH
Barometer 30.37 in (1028.45 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Aug 04:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Silverton CO

  • Today

    Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm.  Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 8pm, then patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 8pm, then patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Silverton CO
 37.78°N 107.63°W (Elev. 12165 ft)
12:31 am MDT Aug 4, 2026
5am MDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 10, 2026
 
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