Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	16%
Wind Speed	SE 18 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 10:55 am MDT

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ESE Crestone CO

Red Flag Warning March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southeast 20 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.