Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

Lat: 35.0637°NLon: 109.77562°WElev: 5745.0ft.

42°F

6°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	WSW 20 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	1.24 mi
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	17 Feb 11:02 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

31 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

High Wind Watch February 18, 09:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

Wind Advisory February 17, 11:23am until February 17, 05:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 17, 11:23am until February 17, 05:00pm
NOW until 5:00pm Tue
Wind Advisory
Today
High: 54 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow Showers
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 44 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers after 11am, mixing with rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Southeast wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.