Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.82 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 4 Jul 9:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Sargents CO

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Areas of smoke before noon, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west northwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm.  Areas of smoke before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day
Areas of smoke before noon, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west northwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Areas of smoke before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Sargents CO
 38.37°N 106.54°W (Elev. 8983 ft)
8:32 am MDT Jul 4, 2026
9am MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 10, 2026
 
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