Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS)

Lat: 37.44°NLon: 105.86°WElev: 7536ft.

Fair and Breezy

61°F

16°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 3:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles N Fort Garland CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles N Fort Garland CO
 37.59°N 105.44°W (Elev. 12841 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
4pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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