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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

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed W 20 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 19 Feb 4:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Cotopaxi CO

Red Flag Warning February 19, 04:44pm until February 19, 07:00pm
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    Red Flag Warning February 19, 04:44pm until February 19, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 39 °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 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Cotopaxi CO
 38.42°N 105.66°W (Elev. 7405 ft)
3:02 pm MST Feb 19, 2026
4pm MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 26, 2026
 
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