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

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

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

NA

59°F

15°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed WNW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 25 Feb 09:32 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

29 Miles N Snowflake AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 13 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
29 Miles N Snowflake AZ
 34.95°N 110.04°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
9:22 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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