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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

A Few Clouds and Windy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SE 26 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 4 Jul 6:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Salida CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 52 °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. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph 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: 87 °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 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 90 °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 53. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 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. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph 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 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salida CO
 38.53°N 106.01°W (Elev. 7172 ft)
Last Update:
5:17 pm MDT Jul 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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