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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair and Breezy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed W 23 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 14 Mar 10:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles W Buena Vista CO

Winter Weather Advisory March 14, 10:00pm until March 15, 03:00pm
High Wind Warning March 14, 06:00pm until March 15, 03:00pm
Red Flag Warning until March 14, 10:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    High: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Very windy, with a west wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Very windy, with a northwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Very Windy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Very windy, with a west wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Very windy, with a northwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles W Buena Vista CO
 38.85°N 106.3°W (Elev. 13166 ft)
Last Update:
7:51 am MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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