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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 106.15°WElev: 12028ft.

Snow and Windy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	W 37 G 53 mph
Barometer	30.08 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	26 Feb 4:55 am MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Climax CO

Overnight
Low: 15 °F
Heavy Snow
and Areas
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: 29 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow showers likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 15 mph.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.