Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. 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	37%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	43°F (6°C)
Last update	26 Mar 1:15 am MDT

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Cuchara CO

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 41 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 24 °F
Windy. Mostly
Clear then
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 34 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a south southeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.