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.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity	33%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 May 12:50 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Westcliffe 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: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 69 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 58 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a light west wind becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light northeast wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.