Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

Lat: 37.49611°NLon: 107.72944°WElev: 10341.0ft.

NA

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed WSW 8 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 25 Jan 11:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N La Plata CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N La Plata CO
 37.43°N 108.07°W (Elev. 12359 ft)
12:32 pm MST Jan 25, 2026
1pm MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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