Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.45 in
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	13 Jul 3:35 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Salida CO

Overnight
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 91 °F
Sunny then
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 56 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. 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 58. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. 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

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.