Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

070E17110RWS1RP1 at Dowd Junction (CO092)

Lat: 39.60802°NLon: 106.44914°WElev: 7776.0ft.

NA

39°F

4°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 22 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 06:34 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Avon CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers between noon and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Rain and snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Avon CO
 39.65°N 106.56°W (Elev. 7756 ft)
6:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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