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

Gunnison, Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (KGUC)

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

Clear

36°F

2°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 04:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Crested Butte CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °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 rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
A chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Crested Butte CO
 38.81°N 106.9°W (Elev. 8596 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
4am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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