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.

Fair and Windy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 44 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Garfield CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. 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 20. 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 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Garfield CO
 38.61°N 106.25°W (Elev. 12822 ft)
11:31 am MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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