Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	NW 10 G 17 mph
Barometer	30.66 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 11:53 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Leadville North CO

This Afternoon
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 69 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph.