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

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.4972°NLon: 106.3197°WElev: 11893.0ft.

Overcast

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.48 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 24 Jan 06:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Pitkin CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 07:14pm until January 25, 05:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 24, 07:14pm until January 25, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -30. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -30. West wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 20.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Pitkin CO
 38.68°N 106.54°W (Elev. 12523 ft)
6:58 pm MST Jan 24, 2026
7pm MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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