Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 106.05°WElev: 7523ft.

Fair and Windy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SE 28 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 4:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Howard CO

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

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke between 9pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke between 9pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Howard CO
 38.34°N 105.91°W (Elev. 10154 ft)
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
4pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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