Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bryce Canyon Airport (KBCE)

Lat: 37.70128°NLon: 112.14897°WElev: 7585.0ft.

light snow,mist

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	SSE 11 MPH
Barometer	29.71 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	18 Feb 01:11 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Escalante UT

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 01:19am until February 18, 05:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 01:19am until February 18, 05:00pm
NOW until 5:00pm Wed
Winter Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 10 °F
Heavy Snow
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 14 °F⇓
Heavy Snow
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: -1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 13 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 7 °F
Heavy Snow
Friday
High: 13 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 18 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a south southwest wind around 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow before 11am, then snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then snow likely after 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature rising to near 14 by 8am, then falling to around 7 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -19. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 7. South southwest wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 18.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.