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

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue 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 Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.43 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	28 Mar 8:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Saint Elmo CO

Red Flag Warning March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 47 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Monday
High: 43 °F
Very Windy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Very Windy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

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

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Monday

A 20 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 morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers, mainly after noon. High near 33. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.