Severe Thunderstorm and Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Central U.S. Today

Severe thunderstorms with a threat for large hail, isolated damaging winds and possibly a tornado are expected in parts of eastern Colorado today from mid afternoon to early evening. Several days of heavy rainfall will begin today over the western Gulf Coast where Flood Watches and excessive rainfall outlooks have been issued for today, Saturday, and Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 16 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 May 4:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Salida CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Light west northwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light  in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Light west northwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salida CO
 38.54°N 105.99°W (Elev. 6995 ft)
1:31 pm MDT May 21, 2026
5pm MDT May 21, 2026-6pm MDT May 28, 2026
 
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