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

7 Miles ENE Saint Elmo CO

Today
High: 28 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Monday
High: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.