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

39°F

4°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed WNW 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 06:48 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW Gunnison CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Some thunder is also possible.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles SW Gunnison CO
 38.42°N 107.03°W (Elev. 8599 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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