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

Fremont County Airport (K1V6)

Lat: 38.43°NLon: 105.11°WElev: 5442ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Canon City CO

Fire Weather Watch February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Canon City CO
 38.45°N 105.24°W (Elev. 5384 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
8am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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