Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Collins/Loveland - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL)

Lat: 40.45°NLon: 105.02°WElev: 5016ft.

Mostly Cloudy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NE 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 20 Feb 4:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Estes Park CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 19. Light east northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -4. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 19. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -4. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles N Estes Park CO
 40.43°N 105.52°W (Elev. 8136 ft)
11:46 am MST Feb 20, 2026
5pm MST Feb 20, 2026-6pm MST Feb 27, 2026
 
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