Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	2 Jul 3:35 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Rye CO

Red Flag Warning July 2, 10:00am until July 3, 12:00am

Red Flag Warning July 3, 10:00am until July 4, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 59 °F
Patchy Smoke
Thursday
High: 91 °F
Areas Smoke
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 60 °F
Clear then
Patchy Smoke
Friday
High: 92 °F
Patchy Smoke
Friday Night
Low: 62 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Independence Day
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Patchy smoke after 1am. Clear, with a low around 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Patchy smoke between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Patchy smoke before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.