Tracking a Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant storm will track across the central U.S. and into the Great Lakes through Thursday. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the Midwest as well as a multi-day excessive rain and flooding event Wednesday through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS)

Lat: 37.44°NLon: 105.86°WElev: 7536ft.

Fair and Breezy

47°F

8°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 25 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.48 in (993.8 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 1 Apr 2:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

La Jara CO

High Wind Warning April 1, 03:10pm until April 1, 07:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning April 1, 03:10pm until April 1, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Tue

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 4pm. Areas of blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. North northeast wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
La Jara CO
 37.27°N 105.97°W (Elev. 7579 ft)
2:17 pm MDT Apr 1, 2025
3pm MDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2025
 
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