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

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 106.05°WElev: 7523ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SE 22 mph
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jul 10:00 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Coaldale CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Coaldale CO
 38.35°N 105.74°W (Elev. 6624 ft)
5:17 pm MDT Jul 4, 2026
10pm MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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