Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 14 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 24 Jan 6:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Saint Elmo CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 07:09pm until January 25, 05:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 07:09pm until January 25, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Patchy blowing snow after noon. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 4 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Saint Elmo CO
 38.69°N 106.43°W (Elev. 11588 ft)
5:22 pm MST Jan 24, 2026
7pm MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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