Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
558 PM CST Sun Feb 15 2026
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558 PM CST Sun Feb 15 2026 /458 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Fire weather concerns are also expected Tuesday and Wednesday.
Continued well above normal temperatures, low relative humidity and
strong, gusty westerly winds are expected both days. Stay tuned for
further updates, and any potential critical fire weather conditions
that could develop.
There is at least some chance for snow across mostly northern
Nebraska Thursday. At this time, accumulations are uncertain.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
312 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026
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Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
312 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
- Fire danger will remain elevated to near-critical through at
least Tuesday.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
- A High Wind Watch has been issued for southeast Wyoming,
mainly along and west of the Interstate 25 corridor.
- Moderate to heavy mountain snowfall is expected from Tuesday
through Thursday this week, mainly above 8500 feet. A Winter
Storm Watch is in effect for the Snowy and Sierra Madre
Ranges.
- Snow squalls possible west of the Laramie Range Tuesday
morning with the passage of a cold front.
- Snowfall is possible over the Plains Wednesday into
Thursday, followed by temperatures falling below seasonal
averages for the end of the week.
.Spotter information statement...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
155 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026
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155 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 /255 PM CST Sun Feb 15 2026/
This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
Fire danger will improve through the evening hours as winds relax and
temperatures cool.
Fog is possible overnight tonight , mainly northeast of a Trenton to
Hill city line. Visibility under a half of a mile is expected, use
caution if traveling in fog tonight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect for portions of the area
Tuesday. Dangerous and unpredictable fire behavior is possible as
any fires that develop would grow and spread out of control.
Critical fire weather conditions are forecast to continue Wednesday.
A High Wind Watch remains in effect Tuesday as there is a risk for
damaging wind gusts to 65 mph and blowing dust across portions of
the area. Travel may become hazardous due to near brownout conditions
and strong cross winds. While near brownout conditions are expected
to be somewhat spotty, reduced air quality will be more widespread
across the area. Those sensitive to reduced air quality may want to
make plans to address this Tuesday.
Critical fire weather conditions may linger Wednesday for counties
along the Kansas-Colorado Border. Fires that develop may be
unpredictable, and could grow and spread out of control.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight.
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JRM/Davis
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
408 AM MST Sun Feb 15 2026
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Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
408 AM MST Sun Feb 15 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Warm and dry conditions will prevail today leading to elevated
fire weather conditions. Over the eastern plains, east of a Limon
to Akron to Julesburg line, southwest winds gusting to around 30
mph will lead to Red Flag conditions.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions are expected
for Monday. The stronger winds on Monday are expected to be
over/near the Palmer Divide and eastward across the plains south of
I-70. Widespread critical fire weather conditions are still on track
for Tuesday afternoon due to very windy conditions with wind gusts
of 50 to 60 mph possible. Wednesday could be another critical
fire weather day with the best chance being over the plains along
and south of I-70.
For the mountains, a few rounds of light to moderate snow are
expected. This first being Tuesday and a second one Wednesday. A
break in snow is expected Thursday before another round of snow
moves in for Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
325 AM CST Sun Feb 15 2026
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325 AM CST Sun Feb 15 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South
Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and
southeast South Dakota.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Near-record to record high temperatures, a very dry air mass and dry
grasses, and breezy southwest winds, will result in High to Very High
grassland fire danger today.
The most critical conditions (lowest humidity and strongest winds)
will be found in south-central South Dakota. Burning in these areas
should be avoided.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Depending on extent of mid-week precipitation chances, increasing
winds Tuesday into Wednesday could produce additional periods of
High to Very High fire danger.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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