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Hot Temperatures, Excessive Rainfall, and Severe Thunderstorms in the Eastern U.S.

Hot temperatures are expected again today along the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms today in parts of the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic regions may bring areas of flooding. Severe thunderstorms pose a risk for damaging wind gusts across the Mid Atlantic region again today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Mostly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.49 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 5 Jul 3:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 10 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 3am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday 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. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 3am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West 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 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO
 38.65°N 106.23°W (Elev. 13031 ft)
Last Update:
2:47 pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Jul 5, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 12, 2026
 
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