Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Mostly Cloudy

64°F

18°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 12:35 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles N Crestone CO

Fire Weather Watch June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 29, 03:00am until June 29, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 38 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Very
Windy
Monday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Windy. Patchy
Smoke then
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke between 3am and 5am. Clear, with a low around 38. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy smoke between 11pm and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy smoke between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Independence Day

Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.