Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Partly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity	46%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.33 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	16 May 12:35 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles N Blanca CO

Fire Weather Watch May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 55 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 48 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Very Windy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 15 mph.