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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK)

Lat: 40.01°NLon: 105.05°WElev: 5085ft.

Mostly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 11:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Lafayette CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly 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 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles S Lafayette CO
 39.97°N 105.1°W (Elev. 5233 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
11pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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