Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

CAPITOL REEF NP (CRN)

Lat: 38.2898°NLon: 111.2619°WElev: 5500.0ft.

37°F

3°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	ESE 10 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	30°F (-1°C)
Last update	18 Feb 03:15 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Bicknell UT

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 03:49am until February 18, 05:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 03:49am until February 18, 05:00pm
NOW until 5:00pm Wed
Winter Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Snow and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: 16 °F
Snow
Friday
High: 22 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 26 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a southwest wind around 37 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly before 5pm. Temperature rising to near 23 by 9am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind around 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 34 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -8. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow. Low around 16. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.