Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow and Possible Blizzard Conditions in the Central Rockies and Upper Midwest

Strong winds and dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather (Level 3 of 3) today and a possible wildfire outbreak across portions of southeastern New Mexico into northwest Texas, the Texas Panhandle, and western Oklahoma. Widespread heavy snow with possible blizzard conditions is forecast tonight through Wednesday from the central Rockies and Plains into the Upper Midwest states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kimball, Kimball Municipal Airport/Robert E Arraj Field (KIBM)

Lat: 41.18°NLon: 103.67°WElev: 4925ft.

Overcast and Breezy

49°F

9°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	NE 24 G 33 mph
Barometer	29.50 in
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	42°F (6°C)
Last update	18 Mar 4:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Pawnee Buttes CO

Winter Weather Advisory March 18, 06:00pm until March 19, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Rain/Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Friday
High: 50 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of rain and snow. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Rain and snow likely before 7pm, then snow. Areas of blowing snow after 8pm. Low around 22. Very windy, with a north wind 29 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.