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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

Lat: 37.49611°NLon: 107.72944°WElev: 10341.0ft.

NA

36°F

2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 07:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE La Plata CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE La Plata CO
 37.46°N 108.04°W (Elev. 11319 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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