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.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 19 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:20 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Crested Butte CO

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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 44.
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Point Forecast:
Crested Butte CO
 38.87°N 106.99°W (Elev. 8911 ft)
10:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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