Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.64 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 4:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSW Silver Cliff CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSW Silver Cliff CO
 37.92°N 105.47°W (Elev. 9869 ft)
2:32 pm MST Feb 20, 2026
4pm MST Feb 20, 2026-6pm MST Feb 27, 2026
 
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