Red Dirt Pass Trail, CO Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions
Feels Like 43°F
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Current Conditions
Feels Like 43°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
Week Ahead Summary
Temperatures drop from 46°F to a low of 26°F, then recover to 28°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 24°F below the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 56°F with lows around 24°F.
This Date in Weather History
1880 - A violent early season blizzard raked Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Yankton SD, and snow drifts 10 to 15 feet high were reported in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Saint Paul MN reported a barometric pressure of 28.65 inches on the 16th. Railroads were blocked by drifts of snow which remained throughout the severe winter to follow. Gales did extensive damage to ship on the Great Lakes.
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Red Dirt Pass Trail 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 15
Day: Isolated thunderstorms and isolated rain and snow showers after 4pm. Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. West southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Oct 16
Day: Scattered snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Friday Oct 17
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday Oct 18
Day: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Sunday Oct 19
Day: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday Oct 20
Day: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Oct 21
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:27 PM
Last Light 6:55 PM
Moonset 4:00 PM
Weather Near Red Dirt Pass Trail
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
97 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 19 Miles East Of Swan Lake, MT
Weather Folklore
An evening gray, and a morning red, makes the shepherd hang his head.
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