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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSW Granite CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 10:50pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 10:50pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a south southwest 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 16. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SSW Granite CO
 38.91°N 106.37°W (Elev. 12736 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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