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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Today from the Central Plains into the Tennessee Valley

Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds will be possible from the Ozark Plateau east into portions of the Southeast today. Rounds of heavy thunderstorms ahead of a slow moving front will continue locally heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding potential from the Ozarks to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.45 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jul 1:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Salida CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east 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:
12:31 am MDT Jul 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am MDT Jul 12, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 18, 2026
 
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