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

Powell Municipal Airport (KPOY)

Lat: 44.8672°NLon: 108.7934°WElev: 5092.0ft.

Clear

45°F

7°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed WSW 33 MPH
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.87 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 09:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Powell WY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 8 to 13 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Powell WY
 44.87°N 108.79°W (Elev. 5049 ft)
9:03 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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