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.

Mostly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Saint Elmo CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 09:14pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 09:14pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly 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

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °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 40 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 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 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. 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 16. Southeast wind around 15 mph becoming north in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Saint Elmo CO
 38.75°N 106.41°W (Elev. 11886 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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