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

070E17110RWS1RP1 at Dowd Junction (CO092)

Lat: 39.60802°NLon: 106.44914°WElev: 7776.0ft.

NA

36°F

2°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SE 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 03:20 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Avon CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Rain and snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
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Point Forecast:
Avon CO
 39.63°N 106.53°W (Elev. 7434 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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