Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

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

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed E 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.47 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 22 Mar 3:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Gardner CO

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

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Gardner CO
 37.71°N 105.22°W (Elev. 8366 ft)
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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