Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BIG BEAR PARK (BBRC2)

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

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed SW 14 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 25 Feb 02:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SSE Silverton CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 37 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SSE Silverton CO
 37.63°N 107.5°W (Elev. 12326 ft)
1:48 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
3pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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