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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	N 5 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.10 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	26 Feb 5:55 am MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Saint Elmo CO

Today
High: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Friday
High: 36 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday
High: 39 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 22 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 15 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.