Winter Storm to Bring Harzardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Current conditions at

La Veta Mountain, La Veta Pass (KVTP)

Lat: 37.5°NLon: 105.17°WElev: 10217ft.

Unknown Precip and Breezy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 24 G 37 mph
Barometer	29.78 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	7°F (-14°C)
Last update	17 Jan 7:12 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Crestone CO

Winter Weather Advisory until January 17, 05:00pm

High Wind Warning January 17, 08:00am until January 17, 11:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

Winter Weather Advisory until January 17, 05:00pm

NOW until
5:00pm Fri

Winter Weather Advisory
Today

Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
High: 22 °F
Tonight

Blowing Snow
and Very
Windy
Low: 2 °F
Saturday

Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
High: 23 °F
Saturday
Night

Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Low: 8 °F
Sunday

Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
High: 22 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 6 °F
M.L.King
Day

Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
High: 22 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Low: 11 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tonight

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

M.L.King Day

Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph.