Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

Lat: 37.5°NLon: 105.17°WElev: 10217ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.43 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 7:35 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

8 Miles W Boncarbo CO

Fire Weather Watch March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 74 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Additional Forecasts and Information

Zone Area Forecast for Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft, CO

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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

Point Forecast:

8 Miles W Boncarbo CO
37.22°N 104.84°W (Elev. 7395 ft)

6:57 am MDT Mar 22, 2026

Forecast Valid:

7am MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026

Forecast Discussion

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data

Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database

National Digital Forecast Database Maximum Temperature Forecast

High Temperature

National Digital Forecast Database Weather Element Forecast

Chance of Precipitation