Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU)

Lat: 40.04°NLon: 105.23°WElev: 5288ft.

Fair with Haze

79°F

26°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 20 Jun 8:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Central City CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Central City CO
 39.78°N 105.54°W (Elev. 9596 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
9pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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