Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin and Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin, as dry conditions and gusty winds persist. Read More >

Current conditions at

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 106.15°WElev: 12028ft.

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Humidity NA
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Extended Forecast for

Blue River CO

Red Flag Warning June 30, 12:00pm until June 30, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke after 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy smoke after 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Blue River CO
 39.44°N 106.02°W (Elev. 10226 ft)
12:45 pm MDT Jun 29, 2026
10pm MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
 
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