Heavy Snow for the North-Central U.S.; Bitter Cold and a Second Storm to Follow

Heavy snow will develop overnight in the Dakotas and move into northern Minnesota on Thursday. Light sleet and freezing rain accumulations will be possible south of the area of heavy snow from South Dakota into central Minnesota. Bitter cold temperatures will follow this weekend along with another storm impacting the Pacific Northwest starting Friday then moving down the Rockies through Monday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from October 22, 10:00 AM MDT until October 22, 07:00 PM MDT

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Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	21%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.13 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Oct 7:53 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Leadville CO

Red Flag Warning October 22, 10:00am until October 22, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight

Mostly Clear
and Windy
Low: 25 °F
Thursday

Sunny and
Windy
High: 41 °F
Thursday
Night

Mostly Clear
and Windy
Low: 7 °F
Friday

Sunny and
Breezy
High: 27 °F
Friday
Night

Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Low: 27 °F
Saturday

Windy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
High: 34 °F
Saturday
Night

Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Low: 19 °F
Sunday

Heavy Snow
and Breezy
High: 23 °F
Sunday
Night

Heavy Snow
and Breezy
Low: 2 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 2. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. South southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 15 mph.