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 >

Current conditions at

Perry Stokes Airport (KTAD)

Lat: 37.26°NLon: 104.33°WElev: 5738ft.

Fair and Breezy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1002.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 12:54 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles NNE Model CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 25, 01:34pm until February 25, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning February 25, 01:34pm until February 25, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles NNE Model CO
 37.71°N 104.07°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
1pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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