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

070W10895RWS1RP1 at Canyon Creek Rd (CO099)

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

NA

41°F

5°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 05:43 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

New Castle CO

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 27 °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 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

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

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
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 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Castle CO
 39.57°N 107.53°W (Elev. 6398 ft)
4:52 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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