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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

A Few Clouds and Breezy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 25 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 9:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SE Crestone CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SE Crestone CO
 37.94°N 105.58°W (Elev. 12211 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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