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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

Fair and Windy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	NW 30 G 40 mph
Barometer	30.36 in
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	26 Feb 6:35 pm MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Garfield CO

Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Saturday
High: 33 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Monday
High: 34 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

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, mainly after 11am. High near 29. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.