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

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

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

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 5:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Garfield CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 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 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles N Garfield CO
 38.63°N 106.28°W (Elev. 12523 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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