Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	24%
Wind Speed	NE 13 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	-10°F (-23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	22 Jan 7:53 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Leadville CO

Winter Weather Advisory January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 21 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Friday
High: 16 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -9 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 8 °F
Cold and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Friday

Snow, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow. High near 16. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 1am. Low around 4. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. High near 8. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.