Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Last update 25 Feb 12:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Garfield CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 12:17pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 12:17pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm.  Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Very windy, with a west wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Thursday
Widespread blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
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Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSE Garfield CO
 38.45°N 106.23°W (Elev. 11791 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
12pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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