Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow and Possible Blizzard Conditions in the Central Rockies and Upper Midwest

Strong winds and dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather (Level 3 of 3) today and a possible wildfire outbreak across portions of southeastern New Mexico into northwest Texas, the Texas Panhandle, and western Oklahoma. Widespread heavy snow with possible blizzard conditions is forecast tonight through Wednesday from the central Rockies and Plains into the Upper Midwest states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Denver, Denver International Airport (KDEN)

Lat: 39.85°NLon: 104.66°WElev: 5404ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	32%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	29.58 in (995.5 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	18 Mar 4:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Denver International Airport CO

Red Flag Warning March 18, 10:00am until March 18, 04:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 61 °F
Windy. Mostly
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Rain
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 54 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a north wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.