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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Airport (KP52)

Lat: 34.73006°NLon: 112.03514°WElev: 3560.0ft.

Clear

68°F

20°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SW 5 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 06:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Cottonwood AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cottonwood AZ
 34.73°N 112.05°W (Elev. 3602 ft)
3:22 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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