Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Leadville, Lake County Airport (KLXV)

Lat: 39.23°NLon: 106.32°WElev: 9928ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.43 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 2:53 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Leadville CO

Fire Weather Watch March 26, 12:00pm until March 26, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Overnight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 61 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
Friday
High: 54 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 15 mph.