Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. Extreme heat returns to the southwest U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Partly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jul 12:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Salida CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Patchy smoke before 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 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: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke between 7am and 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 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.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke between 7am and 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 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 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Salida CO
 38.56°N 105.99°W (Elev. 7385 ft)
12:31 am MDT Jul 7, 2026
1am MDT Jul 7, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 13, 2026
 
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