Extreme Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.; Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

55°F

13°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	W 35 G 53 mph
Barometer	30.42 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	48°F (9°C)
Last update	27 Jun 12:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Garfield CO

Fire Weather Watch June 29, 10:00am until June 29, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 28, 11:00am until June 28, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 27, 12:55pm until June 27, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning June 27, 12:55pm until June 27, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Sat
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Tonight
Low: 37 °F
Clear and
Very Windy
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Patchy
Smoke and
Breezy
Monday
High: 60 °F
Windy. Patchy
Smoke then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 37. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Monday

Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.