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

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair and Breezy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 23 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Silver Cliff CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Silver Cliff CO
 38.13°N 105.32°W (Elev. 9009 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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