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 >

Current conditions at

Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (K8D4)

Lat: 43.13°NLon: 85.68°WElev: 775ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 1 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Gowen MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers between 1pm and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Gowen MI
 43.23°N 85.32°W (Elev. 850 ft)
10:03 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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