Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fremont County Airport (K1V6)

Lat: 38.43°NLon: 105.11°WElev: 5442ft.

Fog/Mist

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 2 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 4:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Cotopaxi CO

  • Today

    Today: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a light northwest wind becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a light northwest wind becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Cotopaxi CO
 38.36°N 105.6°W (Elev. 7011 ft)
2:57 am MST Jan 25, 2026
5am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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