Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BLACK CANYON (LPRC2)

Lat: 38.54253°NLon: 107.68597°WElev: 8446.0ft.

NA

N/A

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Feb 04:57 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Ridgway CO

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Ridgway CO
 38.24°N 107.69°W (Elev. 8117 ft)
1:43 am MST Feb 25, 2026
6am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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