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 >

Current conditions at

VAIL PASS CDOT YARD (CAVLP)

Lat: 39.57861°NLon: 106.24722°WElev: 10249.0ft.

NA

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NNW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 04:00 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Climax CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:17pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:17pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 26 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Some thunder is also possible. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Climax CO
 39.36°N 106.27°W (Elev. 11430 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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