Heavy Rainfall Threat for Portions of Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Heat Linger for Southeast and Expands for the West

Moisture and nearby frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms for portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. Rainfall could be locally heavy resulting instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, the heat lingers for areas of the Southeast and expands across the Western U.S. the next several days. Between these areas, severe thunderstorms possible for the Plains and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Partly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.51 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Jul 4:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Patchy smoke before 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 60 °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 42. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy
    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 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy smoke before 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph. 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. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest 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. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
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 42. West wind 10 to 15 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. Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO
 38.65°N 106.23°W (Elev. 13031 ft)
3:42 pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
4pm MDT Jul 6, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 13, 2026
 
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