Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	22%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	30.31 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 7:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Friday
High: 35 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Saturday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph becoming west northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

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

Monday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.