Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.66 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 10:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Alma CO

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon.  Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

    High: 65 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Areas of smoke before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Alma CO
 39.28°N 106.15°W (Elev. 11755 ft)
6:57 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
11am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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