Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Heavy Snow

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NA
Barometer	30.69 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	0.15 mi
Last update	27 Mar 11:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Cuchara CO

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 40 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
then Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 47 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.