Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.55 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 8:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 37 °F
Breezy.
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Windy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 43 °F
Very Windy.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of snow showers between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.