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

Gunnison, Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (KGUC)

Lat: 38.53333°NLon: 106.93333°WElev: 7677.0ft.

Clear

45°F

7°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 11 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 25 Feb 08:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NW Pitkin CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 2am.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated snow showers before 8am.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 27 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Isolated snow showers before 8am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NW Pitkin CO
 38.69°N 106.63°W (Elev. 12388 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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