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.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 5:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SW Granite CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:14pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:14pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SW Granite CO
 38.93°N 106.43°W (Elev. 12326 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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