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

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.4972°NLon: 106.3197°WElev: 11893.0ft.

Clear

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed WNW 55 MPH
Barometer 30.33 in (1027.09 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Garfield CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Garfield CO
 38.49°N 106.32°W (Elev. 11565 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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