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.

Mostly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	E 5 G 13 mph
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	22 Mar 3:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Crestone CO

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

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
then Partly
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. 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 30. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 39. 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 22. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.