Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Great Lakes

Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible today from Michigan into the Lower Great Lakes region. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	W 9 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.18 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Jun 7:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Garfield CO

Fire Weather Watch June 23, 11:00am until June 23, 08:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 22, 10:00am until June 22, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Clear and
Windy
Monday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a south southeast wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow showers after noon, mixing with rain after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind around 15 mph.