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Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 8%
Wind Speed NW 7 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.61 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 7 Aug 3:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Granite CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread haze before midnight. Patchy smoke before 11pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Haze then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread haze before midnight. Patchy smoke before 11pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 76. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Granite CO
 39.07°N 106.36°W (Elev. 9518 ft)
Last Update:
3:46 pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Aug 7, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 14, 2026
 
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