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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

HUNTSMAN MESA (HMEC2)

Lat: 38.33194°NLon: 107.08889°WElev: 9400.0ft.

NA

36°F

2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 14 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:48 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WNW Lake City CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WNW Lake City CO
 38.13°N 107.45°W (Elev. 11998 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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