Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the 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 today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity	12%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1006.3 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 5:53 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Fairplay CO

Red Flag Warning June 30, 12:00pm until June 30, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 29, 06:11pm until June 29, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

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Red Flag Warning June 29, 06:11pm until June 29, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Mon
Red Flag Warning
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Breezy. Areas
Smoke then
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 71 °F
Areas Smoke
then Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 73 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Areas of smoke before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday Night

Areas of smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday

Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.