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

070E12820RWS1RHS - 0.3 mi W of Bair Ranch Rest Area (CO090)

Lat: 39.61137°NLon: 107.14419°WElev: 6181.0ft.

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed S 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 25 Feb 08:43 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Trapper Lake CO

Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 08:46pm until February 26, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory February 25, 08:46pm until February 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Trapper Lake CO
 39.98°N 107.26°W (Elev. 11260 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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