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

50°F

10°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.35 in
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Jun 5:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Saint Elmo CO

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

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 61 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Breezy.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
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 61. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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 morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 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 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 15 mph.