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Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Twin Lakes CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 02:30pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 02:30pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 31 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 31. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Twin Lakes CO
 39.15°N 106.54°W (Elev. 11598 ft)
Last Update:
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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