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Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

070E17110RWS1RP1 at Dowd Junction (CO092)

Lat: 39.60802°NLon: 106.44914°WElev: 7776.0ft.

NA

61°F

16°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed E 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Mar 06:50 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Avon CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
Avon CO
 39.63°N 106.53°W (Elev. 7434 ft)
Last Update:
1:52 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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