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Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Light Snow

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.61 in
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 20 Feb 5:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NE Salida CO

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NE Salida CO
 38.61°N 105.88°W (Elev. 10043 ft)
Last Update:
4:12 am MST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MST Feb 20, 2026-6pm MST Feb 26, 2026
 
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