Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

Lat: 38.68°NLon: 104.76°WElev: 5842ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	15%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	76°F (24°C)
Last update	1 Jul 9:55 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Fire Weather Watch July 3, 10:00am until July 3, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning July 2, 10:00am until July 3, 12:00am

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Patchy Smoke
Thursday
High: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
Thursday Night
Low: 46 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Windy
Friday
High: 63 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 47 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Independence Day
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Windy then
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 60 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 10 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.