Extreme Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.; Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	30.39 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Jun 8:35 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Saint Elmo CO

Fire Weather Watch June 27, 10:00am until June 28, 12:00am

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 63 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy then
Slight Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 64 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 66 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 62 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.