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.

Partly Cloudy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 30.28 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 08:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Garfield CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • 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 45 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 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 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Garfield CO
 38.49°N 106.32°W (Elev. 11565 ft)
6:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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