Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	NW 20 G 29 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Mar 1:55 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Crestone CO

This Afternoon
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Monday
High: 34 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 19 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 29 °F
Sunny and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind around 15 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.