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 >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 20 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 23 Jan 8:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Garfield CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Snow showers, mainly after 9am.  Patchy blowing snow after 9am. High near 20. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times.  Areas of blowing snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times.  Areas of blowing snow. High near 13. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    High: 13 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 11pm, then patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.  New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: -7 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. High near 20. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. High near 13. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm, then patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 18. West wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSE Garfield CO
 38.45°N 106.23°W (Elev. 11791 ft)
8:12 am MST Jan 23, 2026
8am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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