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: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Garfield CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind 20 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 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Garfield CO
 38.6°N 106.36°W (Elev. 12454 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
12am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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