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.

Partly Cloudy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	SSW 9 MPH
Barometer	29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	18 Feb 01:53 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Defiance AZ

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 35 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 34 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

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

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 7. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light northeast wind.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.