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

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

Lat: 39.23°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 9928ft.

Light Snow

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Twin Lakes CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. 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 17. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Twin Lakes CO
 38.99°N 106.55°W (Elev. 12077 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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