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

070E17110RWS1RP1 at Dowd Junction (CO092)

Lat: 39.60802°NLon: 106.44914°WElev: 7776.0ft.

NA

39°F

4°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed E 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 03:14 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Cloudy, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
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Point Forecast:
11 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO
 39.45°N 106.57°W (Elev. 11503 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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