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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SSE Twin Lakes CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers between 9am and noon.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    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.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 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.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles SSE Twin Lakes CO
 38.97°N 106.43°W (Elev. 12556 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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