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

CW8386 Thermopolis (C8386)

Lat: 43.64283°NLon: 108.227°WElev: 4419.52ft.

NA

61°F

16°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 03:40 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Lysite WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Lysite WY
 43.29°N 107.64°W (Elev. 5400 ft)
2:02 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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