Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 9:55 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WSW Nathrop CO

Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Patchy
Smoke
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Clear
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy smoke between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. 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 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.