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Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Mostly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jul 8:57 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Manitou Springs CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Patchy smoke before 1pm, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. 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 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 80. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Patchy smoke before 1pm, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 80. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Manitou Springs CO
 38.84°N 104.93°W (Elev. 7831 ft)
Last Update:
5:17 pm MDT Jul 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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