Severe Thunderstorms for mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley; Record Warmth and Fire Weather Concerns

Severe thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley's. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are all possible. Meanwhile, record warmth across the southern tier of the country continues; This will enhance fire weather conditions for the Plains. The cold front will head south on Friday with cooler temperatures east of the Rockies. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Fair and Windy

41°F

5°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	NW 32 G 40 mph
Barometer	30.46 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	26 Mar 5:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Garfield CO

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 49 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Friday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 45 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Windy. Mostly
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Monday
High: 41 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming north northeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. 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

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

A chance of snow showers before noon, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.