Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Weather Advisory 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.

37°F

3°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	SSW 11 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	1.24 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	17 Feb 09:02 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

28 Miles WNW Zuni Pueblo NM

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 05:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 41 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 40 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely before 2pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 2pm and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 47. East wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 8 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 6 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.