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

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 06:18 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 9 °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: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday
A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO
 39.46°N 106.48°W (Elev. 13343 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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