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

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair and Breezy

41°F

5°C

Humidity	39%
Wind Speed	W 23 G 36 mph
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	31°F (-1°C)
Last update	26 Feb 2:55 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest 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 south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.