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: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

Overcast and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 25 mph
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Garfield CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, 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. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Garfield CO
 38.58°N 106.3°W (Elev. 12835 ft)
11:31 am MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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