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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.35 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jun 5:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Leadville CO

Fire Weather Watch July 2, 10:00am until July 2, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke before 10am, then patchy smoke after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke before 10am, then patchy smoke after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Widespread smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Leadville CO
 39.25°N 106.32°W (Elev. 9869 ft)
Last Update:
5:16 am MDT Jun 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MDT Jun 30, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
 
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