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

50°F

10°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	W 16 G 26 mph
Barometer	30.34 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	26 Mar 3:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Gardner CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Friday
High: 44 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers after 11pm, mixing with snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.