Hot Temperatures, Excessive Rainfall, and Severe Thunderstorms in the Eastern U.S.

Hot temperatures are expected again today along the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms today in parts of the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic regions may bring areas of flooding. Severe thunderstorms pose a risk for damaging wind gusts across the Mid Atlantic region again today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 5 Jul 6:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Manitou Springs CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke between 11am and 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Patchy smoke after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Areas Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  High near 79. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke between 11am and 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 79. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Manitou Springs CO
 38.84°N 104.96°W (Elev. 8553 ft)
5:12 am MDT Jul 5, 2026
7am MDT Jul 5, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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