Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity	24%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.46 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	22 Mar 9:55 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSE La Veta CO

Fire Weather Watch March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 53 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.