Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Elbert Mountain - Monument Pass (KMNH)

Lat: 39.22°NLon: 104.64°WElev: 7042ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	S 17 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.53 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	17 Feb 6:15 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Black Forest CO

Red Flag Warning February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 44 °F⇓
Windy. Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 37 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 44 by 9am, then falling to around 36 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Friday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.