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Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	14 Apr 5:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Leadville CO

Fire Weather Watch April 16, 11:00am until April 16, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 28 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Friday
High: 20 °F
Snow Showers
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Saturday
High: 23 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers, mainly before 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 28. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 20. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.