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

Afton WY (KAFO)

Lat: 42.71133°NLon: 110.94217°WElev: 6201.0ft.

Clear

36°F

2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 9 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 06:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles SE Smoot WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly between 9pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles SE Smoot WY
 42.38°N 110.66°W (Elev. 8927 ft)
6:47 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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