While Kiowa County doesn’t face the excessive heat warnings posted in many states further east, it will still be hot – and dry – across the area.

High temperatures predictions Thursday range from 101 to 105 under sunny skies, with lows falling to the mid-60s.

Rain and thunderstorms have disappeared from the forecast at least through Saturday afternoon, with the best potential over the next seven days coming Sunday night.

Friday’s conditions will be a near-copy of today, while upper 90s are expected Saturday. Mid-to upper 80s are expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Currently, KiowaCountyPress.net Live Weather from downtown Eads shows [weather:currwinddir] wind at [weather:currwindspeed] mph. Wednesday evening, winds were gusting to 24 mph during the late afternoon as a storm passed through the area. The current temperature is [weather:currtemp], with [weather:currrain] inches of rain so far today. Yesterday, 0.11 inches of rain was recorded in Eads, with an unofficial high of 103. The strongest wind gust since midnight was [weather:todaymaxwindspeed] mph, while the high temperature for the day so far was [weather:todayhightemp] at [weather:todayhightemptime].

Elsewhere in Colorado, the hot weather also continues, with Lamar expecting a high of 107. A red flag warning for fire danger will be in effect later today for the northern mountains and much of Moffat County.

Weather information updated throughout the day is available at http://weather.KiowaCountyPress.net.