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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.29 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 24 Jul 9:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Cascade CO

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 85. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 85. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Cascade CO
 38.89°N 104.97°W (Elev. 7339 ft)
Last Update:
7:01 am MDT Jul 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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