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 >

Current conditions at

I-40 @ Crookton (AZT02)

Lat: 35.2586°NLon: 112.71378°WElev: 5780.0ft.

NA

74°F

23°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed WSW 14 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 02:23 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles WNW Chino Valley AZ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light south wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles WNW Chino Valley AZ
 34.91°N 112.9°W (Elev. 5604 ft)
2:08 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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