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

Silver West Airport (KC08)

Lat: 38.01°NLon: 105.37°WElev: 8290ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	W 14 mph
Barometer	29.82 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	39°F (4°C)
Last update	17 May 6:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SE Crestone CO

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

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 39 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 33 °F
Very Windy.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 41 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 33. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with an east southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east 25 to 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 15 mph.