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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

070W10895RWS1RP1 at Canyon Creek Rd (CO099)

Lat: 39.5739°NLon: 107.45295°WElev: 5679.0ft.

NA

56°F

13°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 25 Feb 06:40 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE New Castle CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then scattered rain and snow showers between midnight and 4am, then scattered rain showers after 4am. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Scattered
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered rain and snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 54 °F

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then scattered rain and snow showers between midnight and 4am, then scattered rain showers after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Scattered rain and snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE New Castle CO
 39.57°N 107.45°W (Elev. 5968 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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