Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Light Snow

37°F

3°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	W 12 G 22 mph
Barometer	30.02 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	25 Feb 9:35 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 09:58am until February 26, 12:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 09:58am until February 26, 12:00am
NOW until 12:00am Thu
Winter Weather Advisory
Today
High: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blowing
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Widespread blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph.

Tonight

A chance of snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2am. Widespread blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.