Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather in the Central Plains and Upper Midwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected in the central Plains into the Upper Midwest. Heavy late-season snow and record cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spanish Peaks Airfield (K4V1)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 6056ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 28 mph
Barometer	29.73 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 May 8:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Rye CO

Red Flag Warning May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 44 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 38 °F
Windy. Mostly
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow showers, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 36. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain showers between 9pm and midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.