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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 14 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 7 Jan 4:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Buena Vista CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 15. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 15. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Buena Vista CO
 38.88°N 106.25°W (Elev. 10492 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 am MST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 13, 2026
 
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