Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sunlight (K5SM)

Lat: 39.42556°NLon: 107.37917°WElev: 10604.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 30.55 in (1034.54 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 03 Jul 02:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles S Silt CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles S Silt CO
 39.32°N 107.62°W (Elev. 7799 ft)
2:10 pm MDT Jul 3, 2026
2pm MDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 9, 2026
 
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