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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 16 Apr 11:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Granite CO

Red Flag Warning until April 16, 11:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning until April 16, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Clear then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSW Granite CO
 38.98°N 106.32°W (Elev. 12631 ft)
Last Update:
9:27 am MDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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