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 SSE Saint Elmo CO

Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Friday
High: 29 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 18 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Monday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers, mainly after 11am. High near 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.