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

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed WNW 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 12:00 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles S Red Cliff CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles S Red Cliff CO
 39.42°N 106.37°W (Elev. 11211 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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