Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Collins/Loveland - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL)

Lat: 40.45°NLon: 105.02°WElev: 5016ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.63 in (1002.8 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	18 Feb 3:56 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Buckhorn Mountain CO

High Wind Watch February 18, 08:00pm until February 19, 07:00am

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Snow Likely
and Windy
then Chance
Snow and Very
Windy
Thursday
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 27 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -7. Very windy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 26 to 36 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22.