Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin and Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin, as dry conditions and gusty winds persist. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

Lat: 39.23°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 9928ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity	33%
Wind Speed	NE 7 mph
Barometer	30.34 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	38°F (3°C)
Last update	29 Jun 10:53 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Twin Lakes CO

Fire Weather Watch July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 67 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 71 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Clear, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy smoke before 8am, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

Areas of smoke before 8pm, then patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy smoke before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.