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

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

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

NA

38°F

3°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 26 Feb 05:33 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Trapper Lake CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible.  Cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a high near 32.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Trapper Lake CO
 39.98°N 107.32°W (Elev. 11404 ft)
4:52 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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