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

Philip, Philip Airport (KPHP)

Lat: 44.05°NLon: 101.6°WElev: 2208ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles S Cottonwood SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles S Cottonwood SD
 43.85°N 101.9°W (Elev. 2520 ft)
1:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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