Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Overcast

N/A

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	30.64 in
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 4:15 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Cuchara CO

Red Flag Warning March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Monday
High: 48 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.