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

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
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Monday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Windy

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

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 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

Partly cloudy, 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 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 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.