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.

Fair

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	30.44 in (1027.5 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	28 Mar 8:53 am MDT

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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

Today
High: 49 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
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
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

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 30 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 15 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 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.