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

5 Miles ESE Crestone CO

Red Flag Warning March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 47 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °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

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. 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 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

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.