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.

Partly Cloudy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 6 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 06:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ESE Smoot WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 9pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles ESE Smoot WY
 42.54°N 110.63°W (Elev. 9600 ft)
5:01 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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