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

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Salida CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Salida CO
 38.65°N 105.97°W (Elev. 9318 ft)
5:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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