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

39°F

4°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.47 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	34°F (1°C)
Last update	23 Mar 1:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Cuchara CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Monday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. 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 around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind around 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 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

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

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 30 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 47. 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 33. 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 wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.