Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity	27%
Wind Speed	W 9 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.28 in
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 11:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Granite CO

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Chance
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 38 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.