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

43°F

6°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	E 13 G 18 mph
Barometer	30.47 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	36°F (2°C)
Last update	22 Mar 3:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Cuchara CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 47 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Monday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.