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 >

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

Lat: 44.916944°NLon: 110.420556°WElev: 6279.0ft.

NA

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SW 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 07:15 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles SSE Cooke City MT

High Wind Warning until February 27, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning until February 27, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 33 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 33 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles SSE Cooke City MT
 44.77°N 109.87°W (Elev. 10039 ft)
6:48 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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