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

Gillette, Gillette-Campbell County Airport (KGCC)

Lat: 44.34°NLon: 105.54°WElev: 4364ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NE Linch WY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles NE Linch WY
 43.79°N 105.94°W (Elev. 5325 ft)
1:37 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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