Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	16 May 12:15 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles W Buena Vista CO

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 55 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Sunny and
Windy then
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Monday
High: 38 °F
Windy. Snow
Showers then
Chance Snow
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. 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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Snow showers, mainly before noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 38. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south 25 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.