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New Record Highs Possible this Week

Daily Record Highs and All Time Monthly High Temperatures for March are in jeopardy of being broken from Wednesday through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed W 13 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.41 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 21 Mar 7:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Cuchara CO

Red Flag Warning March 21, 08:07pm until March 21, 11:00pm
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    Red Flag Warning March 21, 08:07pm until March 21, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 35 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SSW Cuchara CO
 37.29°N 105.16°W (Elev. 11870 ft)
Last Update:
6:47 pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm MDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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