Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Mostly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Crestone CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Crestone CO
 37.98°N 105.59°W (Elev. 13599 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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