Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lamar Municipal Airport (KLAA)

Lat: 38.07°NLon: 102.69°WElev: 3684ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 19 Aug 6:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles SSE Eads CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light south wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 15 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Light south wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 98. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
12 Miles SSE Eads CO
 38.34°N 102.7°W (Elev. 3898 ft)
4:51 pm MDT Aug 19, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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