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 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

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

NA

69°F

21°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed NNW 8 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 01:52 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles WNW Zuni Pueblo NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles WNW Zuni Pueblo NM
 35.21°N 109.33°W (Elev. 5997 ft)
12:06 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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