Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

A Few Clouds

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SE 20 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 23 Jan 9:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Cotopaxi CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. East wind 10 to 15 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers.  Low around 4. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow.  High near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. East wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 14 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 1 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers. Low around 4. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Cotopaxi CO
 38.42°N 105.66°W (Elev. 7405 ft)
8:12 am MST Jan 23, 2026
9am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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