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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

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

NA

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed NNE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Feb 09:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Cooke City MT

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

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Cooke City MT
 44.96°N 109.87°W (Elev. 8399 ft)
9:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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