Areas of Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Country; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may bring heavy rain and flash flooding in the central Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic, the Upper Midwest, the Great Basin and Southwest. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend. Critical fire weather conditions are expected in the Northwest and Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF)

Lat: 39.71°NLon: 104.76°WElev: 5577ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 24 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jul 7:58 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Denver CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Denver CO
 39.73°N 104.9°W (Elev. 5374 ft)
2:07 pm MDT Jul 17, 2025
9pm MDT Jul 17, 2025-6pm MDT Jul 24, 2025
 
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