Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wilkerson Pass (K4BM)

Lat: 39.05°NLon: 105.51°WElev: 11280ft.

Partly Cloudy

N/A

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	SE 16 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.69 in
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 3:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Wellington Lake CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 04:20am until February 19, 05:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 04:20am until February 19, 05:00am
NOW until 5:00am Thu
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 31 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 25 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 5 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -12. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.