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

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

3 Miles SW Boulder CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °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

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 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 58.
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 58.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Boulder CO
 40°N 105.27°W (Elev. 5525 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
9pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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