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

55°F

13°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	W 10 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.44 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	25 Mar 9:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Cuchara CO

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.