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 Latitude: N 37.98 Longitude: W -105.68 Elevation: 8085 Feet

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(Updated: 420 PM MDT on April 17)  

Red Flag Warning in effect Today until 9 PM MDT for the Entire Area

!Air Quality Alert Today for entire area!

Winter Storm Warning in effect From 6 AM Friday to 6 PM MDT Saturday MDT

Rest of Today Blow'g Dust Very Windy High 61°F

Tonight Cloudy/Blo'g Dust Windy/30% Snow Low 28°F

Friday   80% Chance Snow Blow'g Snow/Brzy High 38°F

Friday Night 90% Ch Snow Heavy Snow Low 22°F

Saturday 90% Chance Snow Likely High 33°F

Saturday Night 30% Chance Snow Low 18°F

Sunday Partly Sunny High 48°F

Sunday Night Mostly Clear Low 22°F

Monday Mostly Sunny High 57°F

Weather Info   Forecast below is for the entire area, forecast above is for around 8,000 feet only.... The normal high temperature today around the Crestone/Baca area is 57°, record high is 72°, the normal low is 28°, record low is 10°....  Note: When percentages for precip are less than 30%, they aren't shown in the icons above.   Click here for the latest Colorado Forecast Maps, and more.   Today   Hazy sunshine.. with widespread blowing dust/sand.... Seasonal highs below 10,000 feet of 50° to 64° and with highs above 10,000 feet of 32° to 44°... Very windy, with a west southwest wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 to 60 mph possible in the valley and foothills and with 65 mph gusts in the mountains.   Tonight Partly cloudy early... with areas of blowing dust/sand, mainly before 9pm.... then becoming cloudy after midnight with a slight chance for snow after 5 am in the valley ... and with a 30 to 40% chance for snow after 5 am in the foothills and mountains... Seasonal lows below 10,000 feet of 25° to 30°... and with lows above 10,000 feet of 14° to 24°... Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.... With gusts as high as 50 mph to 65 mph in the mountains... Tomorrow: A 40 to 50% chance for snow in the morning, then a 70 to 80% chance for snow after 2 pm... Snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible in the valley, with 1 to 3 inches possible in the foothills and Mountains... Then, Tomorrow Night: Heavy snow above 8,000 feet... New snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches possible in the valley, with new snow accumulation of 3 to 8 inches possible in the foothills, new snow accumulation of 5 to 10 inches possible in the lower mountains between 10,000 and 12,000 feet and ...  and 7 to 12 new inches possible above 12,500 feet... with more new snow expected to be accumulating in all areas thru at least late Saturday afternoon. From the NWS: Currently...a strong upper level jet stream has spread across our area this afternoon.  Widespread gusts in excess of 50 mph are occurring, with the strongest winds over the San Luis Valley and southern I-25 corridor. Areas of blowing dust is also being observed... and blowing sand is also being seen in the northeastern SLV and in the Crestone foothills and mountains... reducing visibilities on area highways. Extreme caution is advised with travel across southern Colorado into this evening. Relative humidity values are in the 5 to 10 percent range for most of the area, and extremely dangerous fire weather conditions are present. Do not burn anything through this evening! Now, for a lot more info on this upcoming storm, please click: here Chances for Measureable Snow Below 10,000 feet: Foothills: 30% Tonight, 40% Friday Morning and 70% Friday Afternoon, 90% Friday Nite and Saturday and 30 to 40% for Saturday Nite... Valley: 20% Tonight, 30% Friday Morning and 60% Friday Afternoon; 80% Friday Nite and Saturday and 20 to 30% Saturday Nite... Mountains: 40% Tonight, 50% Friday Morning, 80% Friday Afternoon, 90% Friday Nite & Saturday and 40 to 50% for Saturday Nite. Latest Colorado Visible Satellite Click on Image to Enlarge   Colorado 3 Day Snow Map Click on Image to Enlarge Latest Radar from Pueblo Click On Image to play larger Animation   Crestone Baca Webcam Click on Image for more Crestone cams Monarch Pass Webcam Click on Image for more Monarch Pass cams Wolf Creek Pass Webcam Click on Image for more Wolf Creek Pass cams North Pass Webcam Click on Image for more North Pass cams Poncha Pass Webcam Click on Image for more Poncha Pass cams La Veta Pass Webcam Click on Image for more La Veta Pass cams U.S. Radar (Click here or on map for loop)  (Note: UTC 3 time shown above is plus seven hours from MST)   Welcome to my home weather station. The station's stats are recorded online every 6 to 10 minutes, 24 hours a day. My first weather station went online back in 1999, when I lived in Manitou Sps, CO. My second internet station went online in 2001, and began to collect data for Crestone, CO; in November, 2002, it became Crestone's official weather station in 2006. This current online station started up in August of 2019. 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