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

52°F

11°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	W 14 G 18 mph
Barometer	30.40 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	25 Mar 11:55 pm MDT

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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: 40 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Friday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday
High: 50 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a south southeast 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 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Snow showers likely after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 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 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.