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

Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (K8D4)

Lat: 43.13°NLon: 85.68°WElev: 775ft.

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Sparta MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Sparta MI
 43.12°N 85.77°W (Elev. 912 ft)
7:03 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
7pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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