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

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	30.18 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	53°F (12°C)
Last update	22 Mar 9:15 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Walsenburg CO

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

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.