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

Window Rock, Window Rock Airport (KRQE)

Lat: 35.65°NLon: 109.06667°WElev: 6742.0ft.

Clear

61°F

16°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed NNW 9 MPH
Barometer 30.22 in (1023.37 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 11:20 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance AZ

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Defiance AZ
 35.75°N 109.09°W (Elev. 7395 ft)
9:49 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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