Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

Windy

-2°F

-19°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed W 32 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-29°F (-34°C)
Last update 25 Jan 10:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Garfield CO

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 2pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 7. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 2pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 7. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Garfield CO
 38.56°N 106.3°W (Elev. 10449 ft)
9:12 am MST Jan 25, 2026
10am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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