Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	34%
Wind Speed	W 12 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.47 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	23 Mar 11:15 am 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

Today
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Friday
High: 41 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 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 41. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. 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 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.