Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU)

Lat: 40.04°NLon: 105.23°WElev: 5288ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 7:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Brainard Lake CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -18. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -18. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Sunny, with a high near 36. Windy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Brainard Lake CO
 40.05°N 105.54°W (Elev. 9836 ft)
11:46 am MST Feb 20, 2026
8pm MST Feb 20, 2026-6pm MST Feb 27, 2026
 
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