Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ)

Lat: 38.81°NLon: 106.12°WElev: 7946ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.47 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 5 Jul 5:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Nathrop CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm.  Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  High near 87. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers

  • 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 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 87. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Nathrop CO
 38.71°N 106.09°W (Elev. 7900 ft)
5:12 am MDT Jul 5, 2026
5am MDT Jul 5, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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