Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed W 18 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 24 Jan 5:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Garfield CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 05:40am until January 25, 05:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 05:40am until January 25, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 11. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 11 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: -1 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 11. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Garfield CO
 38.6°N 106.33°W (Elev. 12799 ft)
2:17 am MST Jan 24, 2026
5am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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