Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fremont County Airport (K1V6)

Lat: 38.43°NLon: 105.11°WElev: 5442ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 22 Mar 3:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Canon City CO

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke before 3am, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Areas of smoke before 3am, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Canon City CO
 38.5°N 105.19°W (Elev. 5768 ft)
12:31 am MDT Mar 22, 2026
4am MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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