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

Gillette, Gillette-Campbell County Airport (KGCC)

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

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NE Linch WY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 10 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 24. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles NE Linch WY
 43.79°N 105.94°W (Elev. 5325 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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