Hot Temperatures, Excessive Rainfall, and Severe Thunderstorms in the Eastern U.S.

Hot temperatures are expected again today along the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms today in parts of the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic regions may bring areas of flooding. Severe thunderstorms pose a risk for damaging wind gusts across the Mid Atlantic region again today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.47 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Jul 7:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Westcliffe CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  High near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Westcliffe CO
 38.12°N 105.46°W (Elev. 7913 ft)
5:12 am MDT Jul 5, 2026
8am MDT Jul 5, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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