Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	27 Feb 9:30 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Crestone CO

Today
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 38 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 31 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. West wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.