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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Overcast and Windy

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 56 G 63 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-31°F (-35°C)
Last update 25 Jan 3:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Garfield CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of blowing snow. Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow. Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Garfield CO
 38.47°N 106.26°W (Elev. 11775 ft)
Last Update:
2:11 pm MST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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