Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed S 10 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1001.2 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 29 Jun 6:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Leadville North CO

Fire Weather Watch June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 29, 09:00am until June 29, 10:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southwest  in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southwest in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Leadville North CO
 39.24°N 106.4°W (Elev. 10325 ft)
6:36 am MDT Jun 29, 2026
7am MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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