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

High Wind Warning in effect from February 18, 05:00 AM MST until February 18, 07:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

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

45°F

7°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	WSW 21 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	1.24 mi
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	17 Feb 02:22 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

36 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

High Wind Warning February 18, 05:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

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High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 50 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 47 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 44 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.