Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

BARON (RWBC1)

Lat: 38.85445°NLon: 120.02428°WElev: 6336.0ft.

NA

N/A

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SSE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Feb 04:32 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Echo Summit CA

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly before 1pm.  Snow level 9700 feet. High near 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow.  Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 8200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 10am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 1pm. Snow level 9700 feet. High near 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 8200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy.
Sunday
A chance of snow, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Echo Summit CA
 38.85°N 120.08°W (Elev. 8199 ft)
1:15 am PST Feb 25, 2026
7am PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026
 
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