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

Storm Peak Laboratory (STORM)

Lat: 40.455111°NLon: 106.74428°WElev: 10531.0ft.

NA

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 23 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 26 Feb 02:10 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ENE Steamboat Springs CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles ENE Steamboat Springs CO
 40.53°N 106.66°W (Elev. 10233 ft)
1:33 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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