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 critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday 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

Vance Brand Airport (KLMO)

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

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.74 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 19 Feb 6:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Estes Park CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 6. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow.  High near 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as -2. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 6. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Snow. High near 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as -2. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Estes Park CO
 40.4°N 105.55°W (Elev. 7999 ft)
1:56 pm MST Feb 19, 2026
7pm MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 26, 2026
 
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