Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles N Model CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
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  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles N Model CO
 37.73°N 104.18°W (Elev. 4997 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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