Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

070E05035RWS1RHS at W Beavertail Tunnel (CO118)

Lat: 39.1953°NLon: 108.2715°WElev: 4862.0ft.

NA

89°F

32°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 3.26 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 21 Aug 11:21 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WNW Mesa CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers after noon.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles WNW Mesa CO
 39.2°N 108.26°W (Elev. 4908 ft)
11:11 am MDT Aug 21, 2026
11am MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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