Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Severe storms, including large hail, wind, and perhaps a couple of tornadoes, are possible in the central Plains. Dry, windy conditions and lightning from dry thunderstorms may produce hazardous fire conditions in the Southwest and southern High Plains. Late-season snow is expected in the Northwest and the Great Basin. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Saguache, Saguache Municipal Airport (K04V)

Lat: 38.1°NLon: 106.17°WElev: 7825ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.04 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 May 11:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Hillside CO

Red Flag Warning May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning May 16, 12:02pm until May 16, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning May 16, 12:02pm until May 16, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Sat
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 47 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Sunday
High: 43 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Monday
High: 34 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of snow showers between 3pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Very windy, with a south wind 35 to 40 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming south southeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

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

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.