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

Garrett County Airport (K2G4)

Lat: 39.58°NLon: 79.34°WElev: 2933ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 G 12 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

McHenry MD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
McHenry MD
 39.56°N 79.36°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
12:30 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
12pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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