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 96%
Wind Speed NW 9 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 1.17 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:19 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Minturn CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Cloudy, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
A chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Minturn CO
 39.55°N 106.52°W (Elev. 11371 ft)
10:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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