Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

Heavy Snow and Windy

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 26 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 20 Feb 4:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Sargents CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WSW Sargents CO
 38.37°N 106.56°W (Elev. 9183 ft)
2:32 pm MST Feb 20, 2026
4pm MST Feb 20, 2026-6pm MST Feb 27, 2026
 
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