Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

Thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and hail will be possible today across parts of the central Plains, and from the Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain associated with the thunderstorms may also produce flash/urban flooding. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and interior Northwest. Dangerous heat continues across the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

Lat: 38.01°NLon: 105.37°WElev: 8290ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed E 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Jul 6:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SE Crestone CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles SE Crestone CO
 37.9°N 105.55°W (Elev. 12976 ft)
6:36 pm MDT Jul 8, 2026
6pm MDT Jul 8, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 15, 2026
 
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