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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Storm Peak Laboratory (STORM)

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

NA

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed WNW 37 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 25 Feb 09:10 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ENE Steamboat Springs CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers.  Widespread blowing snow. Low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow showers likely, mainly before noon.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles ENE Steamboat Springs CO
 40.53°N 106.66°W (Elev. 10233 ft)
5:03 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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