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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Overcast

75°F

24°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Jul 11:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Salida CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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. Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Salida CO
 38.58°N 105.93°W (Elev. 8796 ft)
Last Update:
8:52 pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm MDT Jul 6, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 13, 2026
 
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