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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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Crestone CO

Fire Weather Watch March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 48 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 20 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. 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 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.