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 WNW 13 MPH
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.96 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 25 Feb 09:56 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Crested Butte CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WSW Crested Butte CO
 38.81°N 107.16°W (Elev. 11565 ft)
9:52 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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