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

CW3071 Midwest (C3071)

Lat: 43.40867°NLon: 106.2725°WElev: 4938.0ft.

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed WSW 9 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 11:00 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Linch WY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Linch WY
 43.55°N 106.33°W (Elev. 4728 ft)
10:48 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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