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Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring fire weather concerns to the southern Plains through Friday. Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley today. A Pacific storm will bring low elevation rain and thunderstorms across southern California and heavy snow through the Sierra. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 106.05°WElev: 7523ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed W 16 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 19 Feb 12:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Salida CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Salida CO
 38.54°N 105.99°W (Elev. 6995 ft)
Last Update:
11:31 am MST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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