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 >

Current conditions at

Elk Park (MTELK)

Lat: 46.13589°NLon: 112.39799°WElev: 6292.0ft.

unknown precip

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed WSW 22 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill17°F (-8°C)
Last update 25 Feb 08:30 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Basin MT

High Wind Warning until February 25, 11:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until February 25, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Basin MT
 46.15°N 112.34°W (Elev. 7579 ft)
3:13 am MST Feb 25, 2026
8am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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