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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

070E17110RWS1RP1 at Dowd Junction (CO092)

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

NA

47°F

8°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NW 13 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 25 Feb 05:49 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:17pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 06:17pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 24 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Red Cliff CO
 39.48°N 106.46°W (Elev. 12310 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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