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

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today 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 southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.48 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 5:55 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Saint Elmo CO

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 44 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 46 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
then Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

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

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.