Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	N 9 mph
Barometer	30.03 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	1 Mar 3:15 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Walsenburg CO

Fire Weather Watch March 2, 11:00am until March 2, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 68 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.