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

36°F

2°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 09:07 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 22. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO
 39.46°N 106.48°W (Elev. 13343 ft)
9:07 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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