Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

GW0564 Wapiti (G0564)

Lat: 44.45733°NLon: 109.4325°WElev: 5994.0ft.

39°F

4°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	N 19 MPH
Barometer	29.7 in (1005.76 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	25 Feb 10:25 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NW Wapiti WY

High Wind Watch February 26, 08:00am until February 27, 08:00pm

Winter Storm Warning February 25, 10:36am until February 25, 05:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 25, 10:36am until February 25, 05:00pm
NOW until 5:00pm Wed
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Friday
High: 27 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Very windy, with a west wind 33 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 24. Very windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as -5. Very windy, with a west wind 41 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Very windy, with a west wind 37 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Very windy, with a west wind 36 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.