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

Window Rock, Window Rock Airport (KRQE)

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

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	SW 18 MPH
Barometer	29.87 in (1011.51 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	18 Feb 04:05 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Sawmill AZ

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Snow Showers
and Blowing
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 30 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 29 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 3pm. High near 32. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light southeast wind.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.