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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.

Mostly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.31 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 24 Jul 2:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Salida CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Salida CO
 38.54°N 105.96°W (Elev. 8435 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Jul 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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