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

Afton WY (KAFO)

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

Clear

34°F

1°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 06:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles ESE Smoot WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Wednesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Thursday
Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles ESE Smoot WY
 42.54°N 110.63°W (Elev. 9600 ft)
5:32 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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