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

SALTER (SAWC2)

Lat: 37.65119°NLon: 108.537°WElev: 8147.0ft.

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed NNW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 05:24 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Dunton CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
16 Miles W Dunton CO
 37.74°N 108.39°W (Elev. 8871 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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