Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Mostly Cloudy

45°F

7°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	30.07 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	16 May 2:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles N Crestone CO

Fire Weather Watch May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 52 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Very Windy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a south southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 40 mph increasing to 45 to 55 mph. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.