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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

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

NA

38°F

3°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SSW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 05:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles SE Silverton CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 11am. Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 11am. Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles SE Silverton CO
 37.61°N 107.47°W (Elev. 12300 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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