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.

Fair and Breezy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed W 24 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ESE Crestone CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles ESE Crestone CO
 37.94°N 105.56°W (Elev. 12398 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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