High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair and Breezy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	W 24 G 44 mph
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	-13°F (-25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-17°F (-27°C)
Last update	25 Jan 9:15 pm MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles W Buena Vista CO

Tonight
Low: -7 °F
Blowing Snow
and Very
Windy
Monday
High: 17 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 6 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 21 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 29 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
then Mostly
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 26 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Very windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 10am, then patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.