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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday 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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed W 22 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 6:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Crestone CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Crestone CO
 37.96°N 105.59°W (Elev. 13068 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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