Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Mostly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	W 13 G 31 mph
Barometer	30.16 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	26 Feb 9:15 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WNW Buena Vista CO

Today
High: 27 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Friday
High: 31 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 22 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Monday
High: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 15 mph.