Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Overcast and Windy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	NW 29 G 43 mph
Barometer	30.34 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	26 Feb 10:55 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Garfield CO

Today
High: 23 °F
Blowing Snow
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 29 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Monday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

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.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.