Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 106.05°WElev: 7523ft.

Partly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed W 20 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Monarch CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles N Monarch CO
 38.62°N 106.05°W (Elev. 7398 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
10am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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