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.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	43°F (6°C)
Last update	26 Mar 1:15 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NNE Blanca CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Very Windy.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 35 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Sunday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east northeast 35 to 40 mph in the evening.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 35 to 40 mph becoming east 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.