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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

COTTONWOOD BASIN (CMEC2)

Lat: 38.57306°NLon: 108.27778°WElev: 7220.0ft.

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N/A

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SSE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Feb 04:48 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NNE Nucla CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Rain and snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
18 Miles NNE Nucla CO
 38.5°N 108.4°W (Elev. 8392 ft)
6:28 am MST Feb 25, 2026
8am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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