Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. 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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Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Blue River CO

Red Flag Warning June 29, 12:00pm until June 29, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Areas of smoke. Clear, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Areas of smoke. Clear, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Blue River CO
 39.47°N 106.03°W (Elev. 9987 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 28, 2026
12am MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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