Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	W 9 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.47 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	23 Mar 10:35 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NNE Blanca CO

Red Flag Warning March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 47 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Friday
High: 39 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 25 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.