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

Lamar Municipal Airport (KLAA)

Lat: 38.07°NLon: 102.69°WElev: 3684ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Lamar CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
Lamar CO
 38.07°N 102.63°W (Elev. 3665 ft)
2:42 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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