Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall; Heat Wave Builds in the Intermountain West and Plains

A slow moving front will bring rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the central Plains eastward to the east-central U.S.. The first widespread significant heat wave of summer for the Intermountain West and Plains is expected to develop today and expand through next week. Dangerous heat will continue to impact portions of the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity	8%
Wind Speed	W 16 mph
Barometer	30.30 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	10 Jul 3:15 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Crestone CO

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Monday
High: 62 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 60. South wind around 10 mph.