Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.47 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jul 4:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSE Nathrop CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSE Nathrop CO
 38.64°N 106.05°W (Elev. 7562 ft)
4:47 am MDT Jul 12, 2026
5am MDT Jul 12, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 18, 2026
 
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