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.

Partly Cloudy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed W 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ENE Crestone CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. 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 23. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles ENE Crestone CO
 38.05°N 105.6°W (Elev. 11998 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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