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 from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

Lat: 38.97°NLon: 104.82°WElev: 6572ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1003.6 mb)
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Jun 8:55 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNW Cripple Creek CO

Fire Weather Watch July 2, 10:00am until July 2, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
High: 80 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Patchy
Smoke
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
Independence Day
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Patchy smoke before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Independence Day

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.