Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (KCFO)

Lat: 39.78°NLon: 104.54°WElev: 5515ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.36 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 12:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Watkins CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Watkins CO
 39.75°N 104.62°W (Elev. 5512 ft)
3:22 pm MDT Aug 1, 2025
1am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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