Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Saint Elmo CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 10:49pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 10:49pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Saint Elmo CO
 38.71°N 106.46°W (Elev. 11726 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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