Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Partly Cloudy

43°F

6°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	30.30 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	39°F (4°C)
Last update	25 Mar 4:15 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Crestone CO

Fire Weather Watch March 26, 12:00pm until March 26, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 39 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.