Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.45 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 8:55 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Muleshoe CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Blustery
Friday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 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 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

Rain and 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 45 mph.