Fire Weather Conditions Persist in the Southern Plains; Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in the Pacific Northwest

A Pacific system will continue to bring moderate to heavy low elevation rain from northern California to western Washington, and heavy snow to the Cascades and Intermountain West over the next several days. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Rockies and Southern Plains through Wednesday as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fremont County Airport (K1V6)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ENE Cotopaxi CO

Fire Weather Watch February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ENE Cotopaxi CO
 38.41°N 105.57°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
5:47 pm MST Feb 24, 2026
6pm MST Feb 24, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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