Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains. Heavy late-season snow and cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	SE 24 G 33 mph
Barometer	29.85 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	18 May 3:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Saint Elmo CO

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 41 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 15 mph.

Monday

Snow showers likely, mainly between 7am and 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Thursday

A 10 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph.