Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSE La Veta CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 15 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSE La Veta CO
 37.4°N 104.91°W (Elev. 11171 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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