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

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.47 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	22 Mar 11:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles N Blanca CO

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

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 47 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Gradual
Clearing and
Windy then
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 46 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest.

Tonight

Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 20 mph in the evening.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with an east southeast wind around 20 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.