Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 18, 05:00 AM MST until February 18, 07:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Window Rock, Window Rock Airport (KRQE)

Lat: 35.65°NLon: 109.06667°WElev: 6742.0ft.

Mostly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	SW 14 MPH
Barometer	29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	17 Feb 09:35 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

Window Rock AZ

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 05:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Snow Showers
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 35 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 41 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers, mainly after 11am. High near 39. Windy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Light northeast wind.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light east wind.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.