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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.4972°NLon: 106.3197°WElev: 11893.0ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.06 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Feb 09:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Garfield CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.

    High: 40 °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

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Garfield CO
 38.58°N 106.39°W (Elev. 11437 ft)
9:52 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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