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 >

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 29 Jun 5:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ENE Howard CO

Fire Weather Watch June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 29, 09:00am until June 29, 10:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke before 9am, then patchy smoke after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Smoke and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke before 9am, then patchy smoke after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ENE Howard CO
 38.49°N 105.72°W (Elev. 8599 ft)
5:41 am MDT Jun 29, 2026
5am MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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