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

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

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

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1001.6 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 20 Jun 7:56 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Horsetooth Mountain CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °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 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest 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 74.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Horsetooth Mountain CO
 40.58°N 105.22°W (Elev. 6798 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
8pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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