Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.42 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	28 Mar 7:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Saint Elmo CO

Red Flag Warning March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 53 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 51 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 49 °F
Windy. Mostly
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow Showers
then Snow
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. 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

Snow showers, mainly after noon. High near 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.