Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair and Breezy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	W 24 G 40 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	-8°F (-22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	22 Jan 3:35 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Friday
High: 18 °F
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Snow Showers
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 12 °F
Snow Showers
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -8 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday
High: 12 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow. High near 18. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow showers. Areas of blowing snow. Low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow showers. Areas of blowing snow. High near 12. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Widespread blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 12. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 14. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 19. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning.