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

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Twin Lakes CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 33 °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 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 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. Cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
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 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Twin Lakes CO
 39.08°N 106.59°W (Elev. 12198 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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