Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Vance Brand Airport (KLMO)

Lat: 40.16°NLon: 105.16°WElev: 5039ft.

Partly Cloudy

48°F

9°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	W 8 G 18 mph
Barometer	29.53 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	17 Feb 2:55 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Niwot CO

Red Flag Warning February 17, 03:13pm until February 17, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning February 17, 03:13pm until February 17, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Tue
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 51 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 39 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of rain and snow. Patchy blowing dust before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Friday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.