Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Partly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.19 in (1006.4 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	16 May 1:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WSW Granite CO

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 54 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 31 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Showers
Likely
Monday
High: 41 °F
Breezy. Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 45 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night

Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 41. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 10 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.