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

Montrose, Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ)

Lat: 38.505°NLon: 107.8975°WElev: 5758.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SSE 5 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 08:53 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Montrose CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Montrose CO
 38.47°N 107.88°W (Elev. 5801 ft)
9:07 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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