Severe Thunderstorms for mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley; Record Warmth and Fire Weather Concerns

Severe thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley's. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are all possible. Meanwhile, record warmth across the southern tier of the country continues; This will enhance fire weather conditions for the Plains. The cold front will head south on Friday with cooler temperatures east of the Rockies. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	W 7 G 17 mph
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	26 Mar 8:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Cuchara CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Blustery
Friday
High: 38 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday
High: 57 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening.

Sunday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.