Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast across parts of the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the central High Plains. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jul 7:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Saint Elmo 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
Red Flag Warning July 1, 08:15pm until July 1, 10:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning July 1, 08:15pm until July 1, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 36 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Areas Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke. Clear, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northeast wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Saint Elmo CO
 38.78°N 106.38°W (Elev. 12047 ft)
7:37 pm MDT Jul 1, 2026
8pm MDT Jul 1, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 8, 2026
 
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