Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	7%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	-13°F (-25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	43°F (6°C)
Last update	22 Jan 3:35 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Crestone CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 22 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Heavy Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 12 °F
Heavy Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -9 °F
Snow Showers
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Monday
High: 15 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. High near 12. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Areas of blowing snow before 4am. Low around -9. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.