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 72%
Wind Speed W 14 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles S Twin Lakes CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. 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 18. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles S Twin Lakes CO
 39.02°N 106.46°W (Elev. 12503 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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