Triple-digit heat and patchy smoke build over Prowers County for the Fourth
Lamar and Prowers County face the hottest day of the stretch on Friday, with the temperature climbing to near 103 degrees under sunny skies and patchy smoke, before a weak front trims a few degrees off the holiday weekend and raises slight thunderstorm chances.
Friday will be sunny and hot in Lamar with patchy smoke developing after 10 a.m. and a high near 103. West-southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph will shift to the south during the afternoon. Skies turn mostly clear Friday night with a low around 64 as winds move to the west-northwest after midnight.
“With incredibly dry air in place over the area, RHs will drop into the single digits during the afternoon today,” a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo wrote in Friday’s Area Forecast Discussion.
Heat and fire weather
The Pueblo office issued a Red Flag Warning on Friday for fire weather zones along and west of Interstate 25, and while that warning does not include Prowers County, forecasters said dry air and single-digit afternoon humidity would keep fire conditions elevated across the eastern plains. Combined with triple-digit heat and patchy smoke drifting in from wildfires to the west, residents should take care with anything that could spark a grass fire over the holiday weekend. Prowers County is also among the areas where a few strong to severe storms could form Saturday afternoon as a weak front moves through.
Lamar, Colo. — Five-day forecast (July 3–7, 2026)
Source: National Weather Service, Pueblo — Issued July 3, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Sunny, patchy smoke | High 103 | WSW 5-15 mph, S afternoon |
| Friday night | Mostly clear | Low 64 | SSE 10-15 mph, WNW late |
| Saturday (July 4) | Sunny then cloudy | High 98 | NNW 10-15, ENE afternoon |
| Saturday night | Mostly cloudy, 10% storms | Low 60 | ENE 10-15 mph |
| Sunday | Mostly sunny, 10% storms | High 96 | NNE 5-10, SE 10-15 mph |
| Sunday night | Partly cloudy, 30% storms | Low 61 | SSE 10-15 mph |
| Monday | Sunny, breezy | High 98 | SSE 10-20, gusts 30 mph |
| Monday night | Partly cloudy, 10% storms | Low 63 | SE around 15 mph |
| Tuesday | Sunny, breezy | High 98 | SSE 10-20, gusts 30 mph |
| Tuesday night | Partly cloudy, 20% storms | Low 64 | SSE 10-15 mph |
(Kiowa County Press)
Saturday and Sunday
Saturday, the Fourth of July, will be sunny early then turn mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a high near 98. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives Saturday night with a low around 60. Sunday stays mostly sunny and near 96, with a slight chance of thunderstorms after 3 p.m. that climbs to a 30 percent chance Sunday night.
Extended outlook
Monday and Tuesday remain hot and breezy, with highs near 98 both days and south-southeast winds of 10 to 20 mph gusting to 30 mph. Isolated evening thunderstorms are possible, but most of the period stays dry and warm.
With the temperature near or above 100 degrees, forecasters urge residents to drink plenty of water, limit outdoor exertion during the hottest part of the day and never leave children or pets in parked vehicles.
