Forecast and Conditions for Cotopaxi, Colorado

Updated: 3:45 PM MDT on August 20, 2008
Observed at Courtyard Country Inn B & B, Westcliffe, Colorado
Temperature 74.5 °F / 23.6 °C
Humidity 28%
Dew Point 39 °F / 4 °C
Wind NE at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 29.63 in / 1003.3 hPa (Falling)
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 9000 ft / 2743 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 12000 ft / 3657 m
Yesterday's Maximum 78.7 °F / 25.9 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 42.1 °F / 5.6 °C
Normal high 80 °F / 26 °C
Normal low 55 °F / 12 °C
Record high 100 °F / 37 °C (1987)
Record low 50 °F / 10 °C (2004)
Sunrise06:21 AM (MDT)
Sunset07:48 PM (MDT)
Moon Rise09:34 PM (MDT)
Moon Set10:24 AM (MDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 2:56 PM MDT on August 20, 2008

Now
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected along... and east of the I 25 corridor..including the San Luis valley...and the high country. These storms will move eastward this afternoon. These storms will be capable of producing pea size hail...cloud to ground lightning...and locally heavy downpours.
Forecast as of 2:56 PM MDT on August 20, 2008

Tonight
Mostly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms until midnight...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 42 to 49. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 89. West winds up to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows 43 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 83 to 91. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 54. North winds up to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 77 to 84. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 54.
Sunday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 79 to 90.
Sunday Night and Monday
Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 53. Highs 76 to 84.
Monday Night through Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 53. Highs 76 to 89.
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