Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salida - Monarch Pass (KMYP)

Lat: 38.5°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 11893ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Garfield CO

Extreme Cold Watch January 20, 05:00pm until January 21, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 12. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Garfield CO
 38.51°N 106.35°W (Elev. 11263 ft)
10:58 pm MST Jan 19, 2025
2am MST Jan 20, 2025-6pm MST Jan 26, 2025
 
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