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Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ESE Crestone CO

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 26, 06:51pm until March 26, 08:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
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    Red Flag Warning March 26, 06:51pm until March 26, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 24 °F

    Blustery.
    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow showers before 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles ESE Crestone CO
 37.94°N 105.56°W (Elev. 12398 ft)
Last Update:
6:07 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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