Dangerous Heat to Continue through the Holiday Weekend; Severe Storms on Friday from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the northern/central Plains into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	9%
Wind Speed	W 14 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	3 Jul 1:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Rye CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 48 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Friday
High: 65 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 49 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Independence Day
High: 60 °F
Smoke then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 44 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Areas of smoke before 10am, then patchy smoke after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy smoke before 8pm, then areas of smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Independence Day

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east 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 45. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.