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

11 Miles WNW Lake City CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles WNW Lake City CO
 38.15°N 107.48°W (Elev. 10938 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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