Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

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

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 37 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Leadville North CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Leadville North CO
 39.31°N 106.35°W (Elev. 10000 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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