Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Silver West Airport (KC08)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	16%
Wind Speed	SE 18 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 10:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Westcliffe CO

Red Flag Warning March 23, 12:00pm until March 23, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 75 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.