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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

A Few Clouds

78°F

26°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.42 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 25 Jul 10:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Monarch CO

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 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: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 90. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 88. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 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.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 90. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 88. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Monarch CO
 38.53°N 106.04°W (Elev. 7398 ft)
Last Update:
8:42 am MDT Jul 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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