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Spring of 2026 Weather Review

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	W 8 G 28 mph
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Jun 7:35 am MDT

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Saint Elmo CO

Fire Weather Watch June 18, 12:00pm until June 18, 07:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 17, 12:00pm until June 17, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 70 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Juneteenth
High: 69 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Clear
Sunday
High: 66 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Juneteenth

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.