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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity	17%
Wind Speed	NW 9 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	49°F (9°C)
Last update	26 Feb 3:15 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Crestone CO

This Afternoon
High: 27 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 16 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Breezy.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Sunday

Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 29. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.