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Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring fire weather concerns to the southern Plains through Friday. Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley today. A Pacific storm will bring low elevation rain and thunderstorms across southern California and heavy snow through the Sierra. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fremont County Airport (K1V6)

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

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 16 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 19 Feb 4:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Cotopaxi CO

Red Flag Warning February 19, 05:00pm until February 19, 07:00pm
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    Red Flag Warning February 19, 05:00pm until February 19, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Cotopaxi CO
 38.38°N 105.57°W (Elev. 6795 ft)
3:02 pm MST Feb 19, 2026
5pm MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 26, 2026
 
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