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.

Fair and Breezy

63°F

17°C

Humidity	22%
Wind Speed	S 21 mph
Barometer	30.09 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 8:15 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Westcliffe CO

Red Flag Warning June 29, 08:38am until June 29, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning June 29, 08:38am until June 29, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Mon
Red Flag Warning
Today
High: 78 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Wednesday
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Areas of smoke between 11pm and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy smoke between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Independence Day

Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.