Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Partly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity	15%
Wind Speed	W 16 G 32 mph
Barometer	30.28 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Jun 11:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Buena Vista CO

Fire Weather Watch June 22, 10:00am until June 22, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning until June 20, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 21, 10:00am until June 21, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning until June 20, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Fri
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 86 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 85 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Monday
High: 81 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.