Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	4%
Wind Speed	S 20 G 28 mph
Barometer	30.35 in
Dewpoint	-4°F (-20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	77°F (25°C)
Last update	3 Jul 12:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Hillside CO

Red Flag Warning until July 4, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning until July 4, 12:00am
NOW until 12:00am Sat
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Smoke and
Breezy
Independence Day
High: 61 °F
Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 41 °F
Smoke
Sunday
High: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 43 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Widespread smoke, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Independence Day

Widespread smoke, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the morning.

Saturday Night

Widespread smoke, mainly between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday

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

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.