Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	E 12 mph
Barometer	30.48 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	22 Mar 7:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Cuchara CO

Red Flag Warning March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Monday
High: 47 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.