Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Collins/Loveland - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL)

Lat: 40.45°NLon: 105.02°WElev: 5016ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (997.4 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jun 8:56 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Buckhorn Mountain CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday 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 50. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Widespread smoke, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday 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 50. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SW Buckhorn Mountain CO
 40.56°N 105.42°W (Elev. 8202 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 28, 2026
9pm MDT Jun 28, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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