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.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

64°F

18°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	SW 12 G 18 mph
Barometer	30.31 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Jun 5:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Saint Elmo CO

Fire Weather Watch June 28, 11:00am until June 28, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 27, 11:00am until June 27, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 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 45 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.