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

51°F

11°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles N Blanca CO

  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles N Blanca CO
 37.61°N 105.5°W (Elev. 13330 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
9am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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