Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

Lat: 37.49611°NLon: 107.72944°WElev: 10341.0ft.

NA

56°F

13°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SSW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 13 May 06:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE La Plata CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers between midnight and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSE La Plata CO
 37.34°N 108.03°W (Elev. 9721 ft)
5:27 pm MDT May 13, 2026
7pm MDT May 13, 2026-6pm MDT May 20, 2026
 
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