Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.03 in
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	16 May 6:15 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Coaldale CO

Fire Weather Watch May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 81 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 74 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 60 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.