Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Mostly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 16 mph
Barometer	30.53 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	27 Mar 12:53 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Leadville North CO

Red Flag Warning March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 45 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers. High near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers. Low around 27. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.