Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Overcast and Windy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	W 26 G 30 mph
Barometer	30.34 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	1 Mar 2:35 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Garfield CO

Overnight
Low: 23 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 25 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Monday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

Sunday

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 35 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.