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

Harriet Alexander Field Airport (KANK)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 106.05°WElev: 7523ft.

Fair and Breezy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed W 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Howard CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West wind around 15 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Howard CO
 38.34°N 105.91°W (Elev. 10154 ft)
2:42 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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